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Kingdom of the Netherlands
West Europe
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19 mln
41.850 km²
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Amsterdam
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Visited places
Mostpoints
∆ Southernmostpoint (BM 12)
∆ Easternmostpoint(BM 196)
∆ Westernmostpoint (BM 360)
∆ Highest point (BM 1)
∆ Highestpoint of Noord-Brabant (BM 191)
∆ Lowest point Netherlands
∆ Bordermarker 204 (Dukdalf)
Enclaves Baarle
∆ Most smallest enclave in contour (H22)
∆ Most smallest enclave in m2 (H7)
Netherlands
Threepoint Groningen/Drenthe/Niedersachsen
On this 3i-point BM 168 is situated.
Since 1764 on this place there have been a BM. This one was placed on the agreement between Bisdom Münsterand the Republic of the United Netherlands.
In 1824 a new agreement was signed by the Kingdom of Hannover and the kingdom of the Netherlands. This agreement still is actual and in charge!
Nowadays BM 168 is situated on the border of the Dutch Provinces Groningen and Drenthe and the German state Niedersachsen.
Actually it's no 3ipoint on three countries.
Threepoint Bentheim/Münster/Nederland
This tri-point actually has been a country 3i-point for years.
First the mentioned 3 countries, later the countries Hannover/Pruisen/Netherlands. Because of this agreement we see many BM with the letter H(annover) or P(ruisen) opposite to the letter N(etherlands).
More info you find here
Bentheim/Salland/Twente
Another 3i-point can be pointed on the crossline of the Dutch 'regions' Salland and Twente with Graftshaft Bentheim. The point is supposed to be at Bm 99.
It ain't a country-border 3i-point, it's similar to the 3i-point of the Dutch 'Provincies' Groningen and Drenthe and country Germany.
Limburg / Noord-Brabant / België
Another 3i-point can be pointed on the crossline of the Dutch 'provincies' Limburg and Noord-Brabant and country Belgium.
However it ain't a country-border 3i-point, it's similar to the 3i-point of the Dutch 'Provincies' Groningen and Drenthe and country Germany.
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©Harry ten Veen ✝︎©
Steen der 7 heerlijkheden
(Stone of 7 lordships)
A former tri-point border marker, still can be found at the 'Stone of 7 lordships'. This border marker is called so in 1648, but was already mentioned in 1331 as 'Paal van Schoongors'.
It signed the border 3ipoint of the countries:
∆ Republic der verenigde Nederlanden
∆ Spanish Netherlands
∆ Bishopric Luik
We start our trip today from 'De Blauwe kei' a spot in Belgium at the canal 'van Bocholt naar Herentals'. He re you find one of the locks in the canal.
From here we will walk to 'De steen der 7 heerlijkheden' and after we will walk to the border Be/Nl to bm 196, 195 and 194.
Later it was a bordermarker
on the point where 7 lordships met:
∆ Glorie Bergeijk
∆ Glorie Lommel
∆ Glorie Mol
∆ Glorie Postel
∆ Glorie Dessel
∆ Glorie Balen
∆ Glorie Luyksgestel
Nowadays the stone is the BM of the
governorate Antwerp and Limburg
in Belgium.
At the start 2 signs shows the possibilities of walking and biking.
The start of the walk is on the other side of the canal, we've to pass two small bridges.
The sign now says:
Exactly on this guardianship boundary stone, 7 lordships Mol, Balen, Dessel, Postel, Lommel, Luyksgestel and Bergeijk bordered each other. In earlier times, this place formed the division between Antwerp, Limburg and North Brabant.
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There should have been a sign that says:
“THE STONE OF THE SEVEN LORDSHIPS"
From 1185 until the French Revolution, this domain was owned by thePostel Abbey. In 1840 the de Broqueville family became owners.In 1940 the domain became partly owned by the familyVan Doorselaer from Lokeren, and partly from the Vanlommel familyMol. They founded "The Watering of the Seven Glories" there.This area used to separate Antwerp, Limburg and NorthBrabant. This special point borders the Postels canal,a watercourse that was constructed from De Blauwe Kei in the last centuryto irrigate Postel.The borders of seven villages shone together here as if in a star:Mol, Balen, Dessel, Lommel, Luyksgestel, Bergeyk and Postel.
Source: Aafko Tuin.
The text on the plaque:
'Here 'El Cid' fell with a great horseman.
'Not mentioned is El Cid Campeador aka Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (1040 - 1099) a Spanish knight.
Mentioned is the horse of Jan van Limbergen from Lommel (B), who's horse was called 'El Cid'.
On this place the horse fell and was dead at once. Jan van Limbergen was unharmed.
Friends from Jan placed the plaquette, may be as 'joke'. Ppl believe it was placed in 1986.
El Cid Campeador (1040 - 1099)
Borderstone of the municipals
of Alphen and Goirle on the Be/Nl border (near Bm 213)
Since 1773 there's a borderstone on this spot. The stone was rather damaged, that the local historyclubs of Alphen and Goirle,
took the initiative to replace the stone.
The disclosure took place on the 20th of april 2024 by both mayors of Alphen and Goirle.
I was priviliged to be part of the ceremony.
Click here to see the complete compilation of pictures.
The old borderstone
Foto ©Aafko Tuin©
The new borderstone
The exclosure
Netherlands
Southernmostpoint
The Southernmostpoint of the Netherlands (in Europa) is on the border with Belgium, located at bordermarker nr. 12. It is situated near a small place called Klein Kuttingen.
With Wilma I visited it on the 19th of March 2023.
Netherlands
Easternmostpoint
The Easternmostpoint of the Netherlands (in Europa) is situated on the border with Germany along HW A7/AB 280, just North of Bad Nieuwenschans (NL), province Groningen, south of Bunde (D).
With Aafko I visited it on the
6th octobre 2023, with Steen on july 14th 2024.
With Steen @ BM 196
Netherlands
Westernmostpoint
The Westernmostpoint of the Netherlands (in Europa) is situated on the border with Belgium at Sint Anna ter Muiden, near Sluis in the Province Zeeland. Bordermarker 360 is situated here.
With Wilma I visited it on the
29 januar 2022.
Netherlands
Highest point
The highest point of the Netherlands (in Europa) is situated
± 50 mtr. from the 3i-point at Vaals were Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands touch each other.
This place is also called the touristic 3i-point. It is 322.4 mtr above NAP.
Netherlands
On the page Zuidgrens 176 - 200a
you find information about this point as wel.
Highest point
The highest point of the province Noord-Brabant we find at bordermarker 191, situated 44 mtr. above NAP.
The information on the sign is not quite correct. Not 288 iron bordermarkers are placed, but 385 and since 2004, there are exactly 400 protocollised BM's. There even is 1 BM more, nr. 214/215. You find that one in Baarle.
Netherlands
The lowestpoint
The lowestpoint of the Netherlands (in Europa) is 6,78 mtr. below NAP, the New Amsterdam peil.
For pictures, I again have to visit it.
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