The Treaty of Maastricht, signed in 1843 by
Belgium and the
Netherlands
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four years after the
Treaty of London established Belgian independence, finally settled the
border
Borders are usually defined as geographical boundaries, imposed either by features such as oceans and terrain, or by political entities such as governments, sovereign states, federated states, and other subnational entities. Political borders ca ...
between the two countries.
Border enclaves
Inability to decide a clear line of demarcation in
Baarle-Hertog
(; french: Baerle-Duc, ) is a Flemish municipality of Belgium, much of which consists of a number of small Belgian enclaves fully surrounded by the Netherlands.
Parts of are surrounded by the Dutch province of North Brabant, but it is part of t ...
resulted in the division of the disputed territory into 5732 separate parcels of land. These formed part of a very
complicated frontier which sometimes passes through houses, and has tiny enclaves,
due to land ownership dating back to the 12th century. Belgian enclaves in otherwise Dutch territory even have at times Dutch
counter-enclaves within them.
[F Shelley, ''Nation Shapes'' (2013) p. 18]
Part of the left bank of the
Meuse
The Meuse ( , , , ; wa, Moûze ) or Maas ( , ; li, Maos or ) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a ...
, near Maastricht, came back to the Netherlands.
See also
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Baarle-Hertog
(; french: Baerle-Duc, ) is a Flemish municipality of Belgium, much of which consists of a number of small Belgian enclaves fully surrounded by the Netherlands.
Parts of are surrounded by the Dutch province of North Brabant, but it is part of t ...
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Treaty of London (1839)
The Treaty of London of 1839, was signed on 19 April 1839 between the Concert of Europe, the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kingdom of Belgium. It was a direct follow-up to the 1831 Treaty of the XVIII Articles, which the Netherl ...
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Iron Rhine
The Iron Rhine or Steel Rhine ( nl, IJzeren Rijn; german: Eiserner Rhein) is a partially nonoperational freight railway connecting the port of Antwerp (Belgium) and Mönchengladbach (Germany) by way of Neerpelt and the Dutch towns of Weert and ...
and
Iron Rhine Treaty of 1873
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Maastricht Treaty
The Treaty on European Union, commonly known as the Maastricht Treaty, is the foundation treaty of the European Union (EU). Concluded in 1992 between the then-twelve member states of the European Communities, it announced "a new stage in the p ...
of the
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been ...
References
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History of Maastricht
19th century in the Netherlands
1843 in Belgium
1843 in the Netherlands
Treaties of Belgium
Treaties of the Netherlands
Belgium–Netherlands border
Boundary treaties
1843 treaties
August 1843 events
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