Is there any relation between Czechs and the Chech region in the Rhodopes?
The Czechs come from a forefather ÄŒech....
Slavic tribe of Czechs ("Čech", pl. "Češi"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CzechsHistory
The Czechs are descended from ancient Slavic tribes, with significant Celtic and Germanic admixtures. The Slavic tribes have inhabited the regions of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia since the 6th century. According to a popular myth, the Czechs come from a certain Forefather ÄŒech who settled at ŘÃp Mountain. In 880
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_LanguageName
The name "ÄeÅ¡tina", Czech, is derived from a Slavic tribe of Czechs ("ÄŒech", pl. "ÄŒeÅ¡i") that inhabited Central Bohemia and united neighbouring Slavic tribes under the reign of the PÅ™emyslid dynasty ("PÅ™emyslovci"). According to a legend, it is derived from the Forefather ÄŒech, who brought the tribe of Czechs into its land.