Baarle-Hertog and Baarle-Nassau - the conjoined twins of geography In Belgium there is a town with the name Baarle-Hertog. In Netherlands there is a town with the name Baarle-Nassau. These two towns may be lying in different countries but are in fact one town. The reason it has two names is that through the town there are several borders between Belgium and Netherlands which divides the town in two. So parts of the town is in Belgium(Baarle-Hertog) and parts of the town is in Netherlands(Baarle-Nassau). A town with a country border going through it is a bit odd, but not completely unique. There are other towns and cities in the world that are divided. What makes Baarle-Hertog/Baarle-Nassau speci
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