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| Baarle Hertog en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baarle-Hertog |
Baarle-Hertog is a Flemish municipality of
Belgium, much of which consists of a
number of small Belgian exclaves in the
Netherlands.
While some of its territory consists of
exclaves in the Dutch province of North
Brabant, it is part of the Belgian province
of Antwerp. On 1 January 2006 Baarle-
Hertog had a population of 2,306. The
total area is 7.48 square kilometres (2.89
square miles) which gives a population
density of 308 inhabitants per km² (798
inhabitants/sq mi).
Border with Baarle Nassau
Baarle-Hertog is noted for its complicated
borders with Baarle-Nassau, Netherlands.
In total it consists of 24 separate parcels
of land. The main division of Baarle-
Hertog is Zondereigen (after its main
hamlet) located north of the Belgian town
of Merksplas. In addition there are twenty
Belgian exclaves in the Netherlands and
three other sections on the Dutch-Belgian
border. There are also seven Dutch
exclaves within the Belgian exclaves. Six
of them are located in the largest one and
a seventh in the second-largest one. An
eighth Dutch exclave is located nearby
Ginhoven.
The border's complexity results from a
number of equally complex medieval
treaties, agreements, land-swaps and sales
between the Lords of Breda and the
Dukes of Brabant. Generally speaking,
predominantly agricultural or built
environments became constituents of
Brabant and other parts devolved to Breda.
These distributions were ratified and
clarified as a part of the borderline
settlements arrived at during the Treaty of
Maastricht in 1843.
The border is marked with white crosses
on the pavement and metal studs in the
road, and it zig-zags its way across the
town paying no heed to houses, gardens
and streets. One line enters a block via a
gift shop then comes out of the back of a
supermarket. Many homes are cut in half
by the border, so as a matter of
convention each household's nationality is
determined by the location of its front
door. If the border runs through the street
door, the two parts then belong in
different states, and this is indicated by
two street numbers on the building.
The towns attract a lot of tourists. For
many years the shops in Belgium were
open on Sundays, those in the Netherlands
not – with the exception of those in
Baarle. Taxes in Belgium and The
Netherlands differed sometimes a lot, so
one could go shopping between two tax-
regimes in one single street. There was a
time when according to Dutch laws
restaurants had to close earlier. For some
restaurants on the border it meant that the
clients simply had to change their tables to
the Belgian side. With the coming of the
European Union, however, some of those
differences disappeared.
Many fireworks shops are found in Baarle-
Hertog, owing to Belgian laws controlling
the sale of fireworks that are more lenient
than those in the Netherlands. Close to the
end of the year many Dutch tourists come
to Baarle-Hertog to buy fireworks to
celebrate the new year.
The BBC reported from Baarle as part of
its coverage of the 2009 European
elections. The reporter was filmed as if he
was with his twin in a café, each on the
one side of the border. The "twin" on a
chair on the Belgian side explained what
he was entitled to in Belgium. He
mentioned compulsory voting, but
Belgium, much of which consists of a
number of small Belgian exclaves in the
Netherlands.
While some of its territory consists of
exclaves in the Dutch province of North
Brabant, it is part of the Belgian province
of Antwerp. On 1 January 2006 Baarle-
Hertog had a population of 2,306. The
total area is 7.48 square kilometres (2.89
square miles) which gives a population
density of 308 inhabitants per km² (798
inhabitants/sq mi).
Border with Baarle Nassau
Baarle-Hertog is noted for its complicated
borders with Baarle-Nassau, Netherlands.
In total it consists of 24 separate parcels
of land. The main division of Baarle-
Hertog is Zondereigen (after its main
hamlet) located north of the Belgian town
of Merksplas. In addition there are twenty
Belgian exclaves in the Netherlands and
three other sections on the Dutch-Belgian
border. There are also seven Dutch
exclaves within the Belgian exclaves. Six
of them are located in the largest one and
a seventh in the second-largest one. An
eighth Dutch exclave is located nearby
Ginhoven.
The border's complexity results from a
number of equally complex medieval
treaties, agreements, land-swaps and sales
between the Lords of Breda and the
Dukes of Brabant. Generally speaking,
predominantly agricultural or built
environments became constituents of
Brabant and other parts devolved to Breda.
These distributions were ratified and
clarified as a part of the borderline
settlements arrived at during the Treaty of
Maastricht in 1843.
The border is marked with white crosses
on the pavement and metal studs in the
road, and it zig-zags its way across the
town paying no heed to houses, gardens
and streets. One line enters a block via a
gift shop then comes out of the back of a
supermarket. Many homes are cut in half
by the border, so as a matter of
convention each household's nationality is
determined by the location of its front
door. If the border runs through the street
door, the two parts then belong in
different states, and this is indicated by
two street numbers on the building.
The towns attract a lot of tourists. For
many years the shops in Belgium were
open on Sundays, those in the Netherlands
not – with the exception of those in
Baarle. Taxes in Belgium and The
Netherlands differed sometimes a lot, so
one could go shopping between two tax-
regimes in one single street. There was a
time when according to Dutch laws
restaurants had to close earlier. For some
restaurants on the border it meant that the
clients simply had to change their tables to
the Belgian side. With the coming of the
European Union, however, some of those
differences disappeared.
Many fireworks shops are found in Baarle-
Hertog, owing to Belgian laws controlling
the sale of fireworks that are more lenient
than those in the Netherlands. Close to the
end of the year many Dutch tourists come
to Baarle-Hertog to buy fireworks to
celebrate the new year.
The BBC reported from Baarle as part of
its coverage of the 2009 European
elections. The reporter was filmed as if he
was with his twin in a café, each on the
one side of the border. The "twin" on a
chair on the Belgian side explained what
he was entitled to in Belgium. He
mentioned compulsory voting, but
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maintained he was allowed to build a house within 300 metres (328 yards) of a pig
farm, which is illegal in the Netherlands.
Two villages in the municipality, Zondereigen and Ginhoven, are located in the main
territory of Belgium.
farm, which is illegal in the Netherlands.
Two villages in the municipality, Zondereigen and Ginhoven, are located in the main
territory of Belgium.
| Sporcle Geography Quiz Can you name the pairs of countries with multiple borders with each other? www.sporcle.com/games/PLH/multiple-borders-with-each-other |
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How Megan Solved the Puzzle |
| The new quiz. First glance I thought "Colleen's out of her tree". Looks like Europe, but that's scant help. Then of course I noticed the streetview labelling Gierlestr.... German ...strasse? No result. Then I notice in the Back to Map rectangle the glimpse of something ...aat. Aha! It's Dutch. Gierlestraat is enough to find it. What an interesting mish-mash of territory. Anyway, ultimately I'll be looking for iron pins, house numbers, mailboxes with flags etc which is apparently how folk tell which country they are in. Megan Neilson |
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