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Kingdom of the Netherlands
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19 mln
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Tripoints∆ Vaals (BEDENL) ∆ Groningen/Drenthe/Niedersachsen ∆ Gelderland/Overijssel/DE (BM 832) ∆ Overijssel/Drenthe/DE (BM 133) ∆ Bentheim/Münster/Nederland (BM 862) ∆ Bentheim/Salland/Twente (BM 99) ∆ Limburg/Noord-Brabant/België (BM 169) ∆ Noord-Brabant/Zeeland/België (BM 268) Quadripoint ∆ Baarle (H1, H2 and the Netherlands) |
Mostpoints ∆ Southernmost point (BM 12) ∆ Easternmost point (BM 196) ∆ Westernmost point (BM 360) ∆ Northernmost point (mainland) ∆ Highest point (BM 1) ∆ Highestpoint of Noord-Brabant (BM 191) ∆ Southernmost point of Noord-Brabant ∆ Lowest point (-6.74 mtr NAP) ∆ Easternmost point Gelderland (BM784d) Enclaves Baarle∆ Most smallest enclave in contour (H22) ∆ Most smallest enclave in m2 (H7) |
Nederland/
Netherlands
Dashboard borders DENL
&
BENL
update: 10-06-2025
Nederland/
Netherlands
Official Borders of the Netherlands
The Netherlandshas two officially marked land borders:
∆ BENL – The border between Belgium
and the Netherlands
∆ DENL – The border between Germany
and the Netherlands
In addition, the country has a coastal border with the North Sea.
However, apart from the beach posts that indicate coastal reference points, there are no officially defined national border markersalong the sea.
BENL
The Belgium–Netherlands Border
from Vaals to Cadzand
The border between the Kingdom of Belgium and the Kingdom of the Nether-lands stretches from Vaals in the southeast to Cadzand on the North Sea coast.
This Belgium–Netherlands border was officially established in Maastricht in 1843 through a bilateral agreement.
As of 2025, the border features 400 officially recorded border markers and 443 additional border stones placed in between them.
These markers define one of Europe’s most historically significant and precisely documented frontiers.
DENL
The Germany–Netherlands Border
from Vaals to the Dollard
The border between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Kingdom of the Netherlands runs on the Dutch side from Vaals to the Dollard estuaryin the province of Groningen.
This German–Dutch border was formally established in Vienna in 1815, following the decisions made at the Congress of Vienna after the Napoleonic Wars.
In many locations, the border follows much older regional agreements, previously made with territories such as the Bishopric of Münster, the County of Bentheim, the Kingdom of Prussia, and the Kingdom of Hanover. Today, this border remains one of Europe’s most stable and historically rich frontiers.
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 Tri-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 Tri-point, it's similar to the Tri-point of the Dutch 'Provincies' Groningen and Drenthe and country Germany.
3i-point
Limburg / Noord-Brabant / België
&
Southernmost point Noord-Brabant
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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©Rien de Schipper©
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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©
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The new borderstone
The exclosure
Netherlands
Northernmost point
The Northernmost point of the Netherlands (in Europa) is not located at a bordermarker.
It is situated near the 'Eemshaven'
in the top of the province Groningen.
I visited it on the Novembre 14th 2024.
Om de plek te markeren en daarmee (naar analogie van het Drielandenpunt) meer toeristen te trekken liet de toenmalige gemeente Eemsmond in 2002 het kunstwerk ‘De Hemelpoort’ of ‘Poort Kaap Noord’ (gemaakt in 2001) van kunstenaar René de Boer plaatsen.
De naam ‘Noordkaap’ is bedacht tegelijk met het plaatsen van het kunstwerk. De plek zelf is niet als ‘uiterste punt’ herkenbaar, omdat de zeedijk ter plekke een licht gebogen tracé heeft.
In order to mark the spot and thereby attract more tourists (in analogy with the Drielandenpunt), the then municipality of Eemsmond had the artwork ‘De Hemelpoort’ or ‘Poort Kaap Noord’ (created in 2001) by artist René de Boer placed in 2002.
The name ‘Noordkaap’ was thought up at the same time as the placement of the artwork. The spot itself is not recognizable as the ‘extreme point’, because the sea wall has a slightly curved route at that spot.
Netherlands
Southernmost point
The Southernmost point 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
Easternmost point
The Easternmost point 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
Westernmost point
The Westernmost point 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 / Noord- Brabant
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 lowest point in the Netherlands is located in the Zuidplaspolder, northeast of Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, and is 6.74 meters below the Normal Amsterdam Ordnance Datum (NAP). This point is located in a meadow, approximately 400 meters west of the monument that marks the lowest point in the Netherlands, along the A20 motorway.
In fact, 6.74 under water, below sea level and yet it is dry.
A residential area for 8,000 homes, two industrial estates and landscapes are planned in this Zuidplaspolder. A challenging project due to its location at almost 7 meters below sea level.
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