Treaty of Maastricht (1843)
{{Short description|1843 treaty between Belgium and Nederlands}}
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The Treaty of Maastricht, signed in 1843 by Belgium and the Netherlands four years after the Treaty of London established Belgian independence,E Halevy, The Triumph of Reform (London 1961) p. 73-4 finally settled the border between the two countries.
Border enclaves
Inability to decide a clear line of demarcation in Baarle-Hertog resulted in the division of the disputed territory into 5732 separate parcels of land.R Guo, Territorial Disputes and Resource Management (2006) p. 56 They formed part of a very complicated frontier, which sometimes passes through houses and has tiny enclaves{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/amapple/5875576341/|title=Flickr - Photo Sharing!|date=26 June 2011|publisher=flickr.com|accessdate=21 August 2015}} because of land ownership dating back to the 12th century.{{cite web |url=http://www.baarledigitaal.org/historie/ontstaan_baarlehertog_en_baarlenassau.php |title=Ontstaan van Baarle-Nassau en Baarle-Hertog - Baarle Digitaal |website=www.baarledigitaal.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717234920/http://www.baarledigitaal.org/historie/ontstaan_baarlehertog_en_baarlenassau.php |archive-date=2011-07-17}} A few of the Belgian enclaves within Dutch territory even have Dutch counter-enclaves within them.F Shelley, Nation Shapes (2013) p. 18
Part of the left bank of the Meuse, near Maastricht, was returned to the Netherlands.{{cite book|title=Belgique DE L'EST|author=DOMINIQUE, AL|date=2008|publisher=PETIT FUTE|isbn=9782746922136|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5jdzeiIQZZkC&pg=PA91|page=91|accessdate=21 August 2015}}
See also
- Iron Rhine and Iron Rhine Treaty of 1873
- Maastricht Treaty of the European Union
References
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External links
- {{cite web |url= http://www.baarle-nassau.nl/product/1568/default.aspx?_vs=1_N&id=1748|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927032617/http://www.baarle-nassau.nl/product/1568/default.aspx?_vs=1_N&id=1748|archivedate=27 September 2011 |title=History - Baarle Nassau |author= Gemeente Baarle-Nassau |work=baarle-nassau.nl |year=2011 |accessdate=2 February 2014}}
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Category:History of Maastricht
Category:19th century in the Netherlands
Category:1843 in the Netherlands
Category:Treaties of the Netherlands
Category:Belgium–Netherlands border
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