š ▁Land ▁( ▁or ▁A š sko ), ▁a ▁pan handle ▁area ▁surrounded ▁by ▁German ▁territory ▁in ▁the ▁east , ▁north ▁and ▁west . ▁This ▁area , ▁located ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁historic ▁E ger land , ▁is ▁also ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Boh em ian ▁Vog t land . ▁ ▁The ▁A š ▁municipal ▁area ▁compr ises ▁the ▁local ities ▁of ▁Dol ní ▁P ase ky , ▁Dou bra va , ▁Horn í ▁P ase ky , ▁Kop an iny , ▁M ok ř iny , ▁Neb esa , ▁Nov ý ▁Ž ď ár , ▁and ▁Vern é ř ov . ▁ ▁Road ▁border ▁cross ings ▁lead ▁to ▁Bad ▁El ster ▁and ▁E ich igt ▁in ▁Sax ony ▁in ▁the ▁east , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁Sel b ▁in ▁Bav aria ▁in ▁the ▁west . ▁Ped est ri ans ▁and ▁b icy cl ists ▁can ▁directly ▁reach ▁Bad ▁Br amb ach ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁Re h au ▁in ▁the ▁west . ▁Border ▁controls ▁have ▁been ▁abol ished ▁since ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁implemented ▁the ▁Sch engen ▁Ag re ement ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁History ▁Pre viously ▁un in hab ited ▁hills ▁and ▁sw amps , ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁A sch ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 1 th ▁century ▁by ▁German ▁colon ists ▁desc ending ▁from ▁the ▁Bav arian ▁march ▁of ▁the ▁Nord g au ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁Ost s ied lung . ▁So ▁far , ▁previous ▁S lav ic ▁settlement s ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁are ▁not