De Biergrens

This liquor store is located in both countries. The border marks where a Dutch counter-enclave is located within a Belgian enclave. That is, where a chunk of Netherlands is totally enclosed by a chunk of Belgium which in turn is completely surrounded Netherlands. How weird is that?

Baarle-Nassau - The tale of two cities

May 15th 2015
Baarle-Nassau and Baarle-Hertog - the conjoined twins of geography In Netherlands there is a town with the name Baarle-Nassau. In Belgium there is a town with the name Baarle-Hertog. These two towns may be lying in different countries but are in fact one town. The reason it ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » North Brabant » Baarle-Nassau

The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized natio... ... read more

Joined	December 8th 2006	Trips	0
Last Login	April 19th 2024	Followers	53
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	58
Blogs	330	Guestbook	2,317
Photos	9,577	Forum Posts	137