Baarle-Nassau
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| Baarle-Nassau | |||
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Baarle-Nassau town hall
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.svg) Location in North Brabant |
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | North Brabant | ||
| Government[1] | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Marjon de Hoon-Veelenturf (CDA) | ||
| Area[2] | |||
| • Total | 76.21 km2 (29.42 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 76.16 km2 (29.41 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 0.05 km2 (0.02 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[3] | 28 m (92 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014)[4] | |||
| • Total | 6,626 | ||
| • Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 5110–5114 | ||
| Area code | 013 | ||
| Website | www |
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Baarle-Nassau (<phonos file="174 Baarle-Nassau.ogg">pronunciation</phonos>) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands, located in North Brabant province. It had a population of 6,626 in 2014.
Contents
Geography
Topography
Topographic map of the municipality of Baarle-Nassau, June 2015.
The border with Baarle-Hertog, Belgium
It is closely linked, with complicated borders, to the Belgian exclaves of Baarle-Hertog.[5] Baarle-Hertog consists of 26 separate pieces of land. Apart from the main piece (called Zondereigen) located north of the Belgian town of Merksplas, there are 22 Belgian exclaves in the Netherlands and three other pieces on the Dutch-Belgian border. There are also six Dutch exclaves located within the largest Belgian exclave, one within the second-largest, and an eighth within Zondereigen. The smallest Belgian parcel, H22, measures 2,632 square metres (about 28,330 square feet).
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, 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.
For clarification and the interest of tourists, the border is made visible on all streets with iron pins. This way it is always clear whether one is in Belgium (Baarle-Hertog) or in The Netherlands (Baarle-Nassau). This is also visible on the house numbers: the style of house numbers is different in both countries and often one will find the Dutch or Belgian flag next to the number.
Localities
List of enclaves
| Serial No. and Local Name [6] | Area (ha) | Notes |
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 N1, De Loversche Akkers – De Tommelsche Akkers |
5.3667 | Counter-enclave surrounded by Belgian exclave, H1, in Baarle-Hertog; part of Baarle-Nassau Commune, Netherlands; contains a mix of dwellings and farmland; boundary of N1 and H1 runs through one building |
| N2, De Tommelsche Akkers |
1.3751 | Counter-enclave surrounded by Belgian exclave, H1, in Baarle-Hertog; part of Baarle-Nassau Commune, Netherlands; contains 8 dwellings |
| N3, De Tommelsche Akkers |
0.2863 | Counter-enclave surrounded by Belgian exclave, H1, in Baarle-Hertog; part of Baarle-Nassau Commune, Netherlands; boundary of N3 and H1 bisects the loading dock of a liquor store |
| N4, De Rethsche Akkers |
1.2324 | Counter-enclave surrounded by Belgian exclave, H1, in Baarle-Hertog; part of Baarle-Nassau Commune, Netherlands; boundary of N4 and H1 runs through a warehouse, with vacant Dutch land to the rear of the warehouse |
| N5, De Rethsche Akkers |
1.9212 | Counter-enclave surrounded by Belgian exclave, H1, in Baarle-Hertog; part of Baarle-Nassau Commune, Netherlands; boundary of N5 and H1 runs through a furniture showroom, a shed and a barn |
| N6, Gierle Straat |
1.4527 | Counter-enclave surrounded by Belgian exclave, H1, in Baarle-Hertog; part of Baarle-Nassau Commune, Netherlands; consists of farmland with two buildings |
| N7, De Kastelein |
0.5812 | Counter-enclave surrounded by Belgian Oordeel exclave, H8, in Baarle-Hertog; part of Baarle-Nassau Commune, Netherlands; occupies part of a field |
| N8, Vossenberg |
2.8528 | Farmland enclave situated within Zondereigen, Belgium, less than 50 meters south of the Dutch border; part of Baarle-Nassau Commune. |
| Serial No. and Local Name [6] | Area (ha) | Notes |
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 H1, Aen het Klooster Straetje - Hoofdbraek - Loveren - De Boschcovensche Akkers - De Loversche Akkers - De Tommelsche Akkers - De Tommel - De Gierle Straat - De Reth - De Rethsche Akkers - Het Dorp - De Kapel Akkers - De Kastelein |
153.6448 | Surrounded by Baarle-Nassau Commune, Netherlands; part of Baarle-Hertog Commune; forms a quadripoint with enclave H2; largest Belgian exclave encompasses six Dutch enclaves; consists of dwellings for the most part with outlying farmland and an industrial area; boundary runs through numerous buildings; contains a portion of the former Turnhout-Tilburg rail line, now a cyclepath |
| H2, De Rethsche Akkers |
2.4116 | Surrounded by Baarle-Nassau Commune, Netherlands; part of Baarle-Hertog Commune; consists of farmland with a single point of connection (quadripoint) between enclaves H1 and H2 in the middle of a corn field |
| H3, De Rethsche Akkers |
0.3428 | Surrounded by Baarle-Nassau Commune, Netherlands; part of Baarle-Hertog Commune; occupies part of a field; boundary runs through a shed in one instance |
| H4, De Rethsche Akkers |
1.476 | Surrounded by Baarle-Nassau Commune, Netherlands; part of Baarle-Hertog Commune; consists of farmland; boundary runs through a house and three sheds |
| H5, De Kapel Akkers |
0.9245 | Surrounded by Baarle-Nassau Commune, Netherlands; part of Baarle-Hertog Commune; consists of farmland with a dwelling |
| H6, Hoofdbraek |
1.7461 | Surrounded by Baarle-Nassau Commune, Netherlands; part of Baarle-Hertog Commune; has mixed land usage; boundary runs through a warehouse/factory |
| H7, De Loversche Akkers |
0.2469 | Surrounded by Baarle-Nassau Commune, Netherlands; part of Baarle-Hertog Commune; boundary runs through two dwellings, including the middle of one front door (giving it two house numbers: Loveren 2, Baarle-Hertog / Loveren 19, Baarle-Nassau) |
| H8, Boschcoven - De Kastelein - De Oordelsche Straat |
41.8781 | Surrounded by Baarle-Nassau Commune, Netherlands; part of Baarle-Hertog Commune; second largest Belgian exclave, contains a mix of dwellings and farmland; boundary runs through a barn, a dwelling and two businesses |
| H9, De Kapel Akkers |
0.4005 | Surrounded by Baarle-Nassau Commune, Netherlands; part of Baarle-Hertog Commune; boundary runs through a printing factory/warehouse in an industrial area |
| H10, De Oordelsche Straat |
0.65 | Surrounded by Baarle-Nassau Commune, Netherlands; part of Baarle-Hertog Commune; consists of farmland |
| H11, De Oordelsche Straat |
0.93 | Surrounded by Baarle-Nassau Commune, Netherlands; part of Baarle-Hertog Commune; consists of farmland |
| H12, Boschcoven |
0.2822 | Surrounded by Baarle-Nassau Commune, Netherlands; part of Baarle-Hertog Commune; consists of farmland |
| H13, Boschcoven |
1.5346 | Surrounded by Baarle-Nassau Commune, Netherlands; part of Baarle-Hertog Commune; boundary runs through about 20 dwellings |
| H14, Boschcoven |
0.7193 | Surrounded by Baarle-Nassau Commune, Netherlands; part of Baarle-Hertog Commune; boundary runs through about 13 dwellings |
| H15, Boschcoven |
1.7211 | Surrounded by Baarle-Nassau Commune, Netherlands; part of Baarle-Hertog Commune; boundary runs through about 16 dwellings |
| H16, Keizershoek - Oordelsche Straat |
4.4252 | Surrounded by Baarle-Nassau Commune, Netherlands; part of Baarle-Hertog Commune; boundary runs through a house and three sheds, with three turning points inside just one shed |
| H17, Moleriet Heide |
14.9248 | Surrounded by Baarle-Nassau Commune, Netherlands; part of Baarle-Hertog Commune; rural area contains a portion of the former Turnhout-Tilburg rail line, now a cyclepath |
| H18, De Manke Gooren |
2.9247 | Surrounded by Baarle-Nassau Commune, Netherlands; part of Baarle-Hertog Commune; consists of farmland |
| H19, De Peruiters |
0.6851 | Surrounded by Baarle-Nassau Commune, Netherlands; part of Baarle-Hertog Commune; consists of several ponds and a field |
| H20, Wurstenbosch - Vossenberg |
1.1681 | Surrounded by Baarle-Nassau Commune, Netherlands; part of Baarle-Hertog Commune; consists of farmland |
| H21, Baelbrugsche Beemden |
1.1845 | Surrounded by Baarle-Nassau Commune, Netherlands; part of Baarle-Hertog Commune; consists of farmland |
| H22, De Wit Hagen |
0.2632 | Surrounded by Baarle-Nassau Commune, Netherlands, south of the village of Ulicoten; part of Baarle-Hertog Commune; occupies part of a field; nationality was contested from the 1830s until 1995 (remained unallocated to either country in boundary treaty of 26 April 1974) |
References
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- ↑ Map, pictures and infos on "Fronterasblog" (Spanish)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Baarle-Nassau. |
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for [[Wikivoyage:Baarle#Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 863: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|Baarle]]. |
- Official Web site Baarle-Nassau (Dutch)
- Official Web site Baarle-Hertog (Dutch)
- The Baarle Enclaves outlined with Maps
- Photograph of H-22, the smallest enclave of B.-Hertog
- Baarle-Nassau / Baarle-Hertog (with maps)
- Photos from Baarle-Nassau/Hertog
- English Website about the Baarle Enclaves / with maps [Dead link]
- Dutch pages about Baarle-Hertog and Baarle-Nassau / with maps
- Page with various pictures of border curiosities in the town
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