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Kingdom of Belgian
West Europe
Yes
Yes
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12 mln
30.688 km²
-1/4
Brussel
€
Visited places
Bordermarkers:
∆ Ouren (BE) to Vaals (NL) 1815
∆ Ouren (BE) to Vaals (NL) 1919
Bordercrossing
∆ Oberhausen (BE) - Welchenhausen (DE)
Quadripoint
∆ Baarle (H1, H2 and the Netherlands)
Mostpoints
∆ Northernmost point (Meersen)
∆ Easternmost point (Kehl)
∆ Southernmost point (Torgny)
Oddities
∆ Departement Ourthe (1795)
This page contains information on borders in Belgium, except the border BENL. Herefore you best visit 'Grenspalen Nederland' and the subpages.
Interesting facts on
North-East Belgium
Ourthe Department 1795
The area of Eupen, Malmedy and Sankt Vith and their surrounding areas were united for the first time in a modern national state Ourthe Department, named after the river Ourthe.
It was created on 1 October 1795, when the Austrian Netherlands and the Prince-Bishopric of Liège were officially annexed by the French Republic.Before this annexation, the territory included in the department had lain partly in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, the Abbacy of Stavelot-Malmedy, the Duchies of Limburg and Luxembourg, and the County of Namur.
Only 20 years later, after Napoleon was defeated , the Congress of Vienna in 1815 attributed this territory, where the population spoke different German dialects, Walloon, German and French, to Prussia. The tripoint BEDELU than was situated at bordermarker 75 (Luxembourg Northernmost point B 286).
After the Southern Netherlands split of from the Northern Netherlands (Belgium war 1830), the border - as you see left - from here exsisted as border between Belgium and Pruissen.
After WO I the Ourthe Department went back to Belgium. The tripoint BEDELU than was situated at Ouren.
Belgium
Northernmost point
The Northernmost point of Belgium is located at border-marker nr. 219a (BENL). It is situated near a village called Meersel-Dreef.
However most websites and Mr. Waes as well, mention bordermarker nr. 219 as most Northern, actually about 30 mtr. up North, there's borderstone 219a as actuall Northernmost point of Belgium.
Also on the Dutch page there's a lot of information on Belgian's Northernmost point.
KLIK to have a look (and scroll up and down).
Belgium
Easternmost point
The Easternmost point of Belgium, located at bordermarker nr. 401 on the border with Germany (counting 1919).
It is situated near a village called Kehr (Hellenthal).
Belgium
Southernmost point
The Southernmost point of Belgium is located just south of the village Torgny, part of 6767 Rouvroy.
I couldn't find any bordermarker or sign or whatever. Just a mother and father fox with 4 pups who were guardening this part of the Belgian border.
Le point le plus point sud de la Belgique se situe juste au sud du village de Torgny, dans le 6767 Rouvroy.
Je n'ai trouvé aucune borne frontière, aucun panneau, ni rien d'autre. Juste un renardeau et ses quatre petits qui gardaient cette partie de la frontière belge.
© Op alle foto's rust het auteursrecht.
Vraag s.v.p. vooraf om toestemming als je foto's gebruiken wilt.©
