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After the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II in 1945, Belgium planned to annex parts of the territory along the Belgian–German border. In addition to monetary compensations and the lending of labour forces, this was considered a way of reparations. In mid-April 1949, Belgium surprisingly waived any interest in most of the previously ...
Due to the route of the now defunct railway, six exclaves of Germany, completely surrounded by Belgian territory, as well as one counter-enclave, were created. Today five German enclaves remain surrounded by Belgian territory, consisting of the village Mützenich as well as parts of the districts of Monschaus and Roetgens. [3]
Because the road connecting the two outer German portions (Highways 258/399) was German territory until 1949, the German land formed one enclave. The intersecting north–south road from Fringshaus to Konzen (now Highway B258, which has no connection to the Belgian road network [ 18 ] ) was also part of the oddly shaped enclave.
West of Vennbahn trackbed; northernmost German enclave, mainly home to industrial and warehouse structures. Roetgener Wald [de; fr] 9.98 Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia state – Aachen district – Roetgen and Simmerath municipalities) Belgium (Liège province)
This created six German exclaves in Belgium, of which five still exist. [1] In May 1940, the Eupen-Malmedy area was re-annexed by Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler , and the area remained again part of Germany until 1945 when the area was returned to Belgium, making Münsterbildchen an exclave again. [ 2 ]
Counter-enclave surrounded by Belgian exclave H1, in Baarle-Hertog; 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 4.7475: Counter-enclave surrounded by Belgian exclave H1, in Baarle-Hertog; boundary of N5 and H1 runs through a furniture showroom, a shed and a ...
The German-made Leopards were at the centre of a public spat earlier this year after Belgian Defence Minister Ludivine Dedonder said the government had explored buying back tanks to send to ...
Baarle-Nassau is closely linked, with complicated borders, to the Belgian exclaves of Baarle-Hertog.Baarle-Hertog consists of 26 separate parcels of land. Apart from the main parcel, known as Zondereigen and located north of the Belgian town of Merksplas, there are 22 Belgian exclaves in the Netherlands and three other parcels on the Dutch-Belgian border.