Baarle-Nassau

Baarle-Nassau
Municipality

Baarle-Nassau town hall

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Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Baarle-Nassau in a municipal map of North Brabant
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°27′N 4°56′E / 51.450°N 4.933°E / 51.450; 4.933Coordinates: 51°27′N 4°56′E / 51.450°N 4.933°E / 51.450; 4.933
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.baarle-nassau.nl
Border between Netherlands and Belgium in Baarle-Nassau.

Baarle-Nassau ( pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands, located in North Brabant province. It had a population of 6,626 in 2014.

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.

The border between Belgium and the Netherlands at Baarle-Nassau

Localities

List of enclaves

Netherlands enclaves

These are all part of Baarle-Nassau Commune.

Serial No. and Local Name [6] Area (ha) Notes
Netherlands N1, De Loversche Akkers – De Tommelsche Akkers5.3667Counter-enclave surrounded by Belgian exclave H1, in Baarle-Hertog; contains a mix of dwellings and farmland; boundary of N1 and H1 runs through one building.
Netherlands N2, De Tommelsche Akkers1.3751Counter-enclave surrounded by Belgian exclave H1, in Baarle-Hertog; contains 8 dwellings.
Netherlands N3, De Tommelsche Akkers0.2863Counter-enclave surrounded by Belgian exclave H1, in Baarle-Hertog; boundary of N3 and H1 bisects the loading dock of a liquor store.
Netherlands N4, De Rethsche Akkers1.2324Counter-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.
Netherlands N5, De Rethsche Akkers1.9212Counter-enclave surrounded by Belgian exclave H1, in Baarle-Hertog; boundary of N5 and H1 runs through a furniture showroom, a shed and a barn.
Netherlands N6, Gierle Straat1.4527Counter-enclave surrounded by Belgian exclave H1, in Baarle-Hertog; consists of farmland with two buildings.
Netherlands N7, De Kastelein0.5812Counter-enclave surrounded by Belgian Oordeel exclave H8, in Baarle-Hertog; occupies part of a field.
Netherlands N8, Vossenberg2.8528Farmland enclave situated within Zondereigen, Belgium, less than 50 meters south of the Dutch border.

Belgian enclaves

These are all part of Baarle-Hertog Commune, and are surrounded by Baarle-Nassau Commune (Netherlands).

Serial No. and Local Name [6] Area (ha) Notes
Belgium 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 153.6448Forms 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 cycle path.
Belgium H2, De Rethsche Akkers2.4116Consists of farmland with a single point of connection (quadripoint) between enclaves H1 and H2 in the middle of a corn field.
Belgium H3, De Rethsche Akkers0.3428Occupies part of a field; boundary runs through a shed in one instance.
Belgium H4, De Rethsche Akkers1.476Consists of farmland; boundary runs through a house and three sheds.
Belgium H5, De Kapel Akkers0.9245Consists of farmland with a dwelling.
Belgium H6, Hoofdbraek1.7461Mixed land usage; boundary runs through a warehouse/factory.
Belgium H7, De Loversche Akkers0.2469Boundary runs through two dwellings, including the middle of one front door (giving it two house numbers: Loveren 2, Baarle-Hertog / Loveren 19, Baarle-Nassau).
Belgium H8, Boschcoven - De Kastelein - De Oordelsche Straat41.8781Second-largest Belgian exclave, contains a mix of dwellings and farmland; boundary runs through a barn, a dwelling and two businesses.
Belgium H9, De Kapel Akkers0.4005Boundary runs through a printing factory/warehouse in an industrial area.
Belgium H10, De Oordelsche Straat0.65Consists of farmland.
Belgium H11, De Oordelsche Straat0.93Consists of farmland.
Belgium H12, Boschcoven0.2822Consists of farmland.
Belgium H13, Boschcoven1.5346Boundary runs through about 20 dwellings.
Belgium H14, Boschcoven0.7193Boundary runs through about 13 dwellings.
Belgium H15, Boschcoven1.7211Boundary runs through about 16 dwellings.
Belgium H16, Keizershoek - Oordelsche Straat4.4252Boundary runs through a house and three sheds, with three turning points inside just one shed.
Belgium H17, Moleriet Heide14.9248Rural area containing a portion of the former Turnhout-Tilburg rail line, now a cycle path.
Belgium H18, De Manke Gooren2.9247Consists of farmland.
Belgium H19, De Peruiters0.6851Consists of several ponds and a field.
Belgium H20, Wurstenbosch - Vossenberg1.1681Consists of farmland.
Belgium H21, Baelbrugsche Beemden1.1845Consists of farmland.
Belgium H22, De Wit Hagen0.2632South of the village of Ulicoten; 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

  1. ↑ "Braam V.T.M." (in Dutch). Gemeente Baarle-Nassau. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Postcodetool for 5111CC". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  5. ↑ Map, pictures and infos on "Fronterasblog" (Spanish)
  6. 1 2 Whyte, Brendan (2004). "En Territoire Belge et à Quarante Centimètres de la Frontière" An historical and documentary study of the Belgian and Dutch enclaves of Baarle-Hertog and Baarle-Nassau. The University of Melbourne, School of Anthropology, Geography and Environmental Studies. ISBN 0-7340-3032-0.

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