Editing Baarle-Nassau (section)

==Geography==

===The border with Baarle-Hertog, Belgium===
Baarle-Nassau is closely linked, with complicated borders, to the Belgian exclaves of [[Baarle-Hertog]].  Baarle-Hertog consists of 26 separate parcels of land. Apart from the main parcel, known as [[Zondereigen]] and located north of the Belgian town of [[Merksplas]], there are 22 Belgian exclaves in the Netherlands and three other parcels on the [[Belgium–Netherlands border|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, H7, locally named {{Lang|nl|De Loversche Akkers|italic=no}}, measures {{convert|2,469|m2|sqft}}.

The border's complexity results from numerous 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, while 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 (1843)|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 the Dutch or Belgian flag next to the house number indicates which country it belongs to.
[[File:Baarle-Nassau - Baarle-Hertog-en.svg|none|365px|thumb|Belgian and Dutch territory in Baarle-Nassau]]
[[File:Baarle-Nassau frontière café.jpg|230px|right|thumb|Border between Netherlands and Belgium in Baarle-Nassau.]]

===Localities===
*'''Baarle-Nassau''' (population: 5,330)
*[[Ulicoten]] (1,110)
*[[Castelré]] (140)

===List of enclaves===
====Dutch enclaves====
These are all part of Baarle-Nassau municipality.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; font-size:87%; border:1; cellpadding:5; cellspacing:0;"
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!scope="col" width="275px"|'''Serial no. and local name''' <ref name=Whyte2>{{cite book| first=Brendan | last=Whyte | title="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 | isbn=0-7340-3032-0 | publisher = The University of Melbourne, School of Anthropology, Geography and Environmental Studies | year=2004}}</ref>
!scope="col" width="50px" data-sort-type="number"|'''Area (ha)'''

!area
acre
! scope="col" width="525px" class="unsortable" |'''Notes'''
|-
|{{flagicon|NED}} N1, {{Lang|nl|De Loversche Akkers – De Tommelsche Akkers|italic=no}}||5.3667
|13.2617||Counter-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.
|-
|{{flagicon|NED}} N2, {{Lang|nl|De Tommelsche Akkers|italic=no}}||1.3751
|3.3981||Counter-enclave surrounded by Belgian exclave H1, in Baarle-Hertog; contains 8 dwellings.
|-
|{{flagicon|NED}} N3, {{Lang|nl|De Tommelsche Akkers|italic=no}}||0.2863
|0.7075||Counter-enclave surrounded by Belgian exclave H1, in Baarle-Hertog; boundary of N3 and H1 bisects the loading dock of a liquor store.
|-
|{{flagicon|NED}} N4, {{Lang|nl|De Rethsche Akkers|italic=no}}||1.2324
|3.0454||Counter-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.
|-
|{{flagicon|NED}} N5, {{Lang|nl|De Rethsche Akkers|italic=no}}||1.9212
|4.7475||Counter-enclave surrounded by Belgian exclave H1, in Baarle-Hertog; boundary of N5 and H1 runs through a furniture showroom, a shed and a barn.
|-
|{{flagicon|NED}} N6, {{Lang|nl|Gierle Straat|italic=no}}||1.4527
|3.5898||Counter-enclave surrounded by Belgian exclave H1, in Baarle-Hertog; consists of farmland with two buildings.
|-
|{{flagicon|NED}} N7, {{Lang|nl|De Kastelein|italic=no}}||0.5812
|1.4363||Counter-enclave surrounded by Belgian Oordeel exclave H8, in Baarle-Hertog; occupies part of a field.
|-
|{{flagicon|NED}} N8, {{Lang|nl|Vossenberg|italic=no}}||2.8528
|7.0496||Farmland enclave situated within Zondereigen, Belgium, less than 50 meters south of the Dutch border.
|-
|}

====Belgian enclaves====
These are all part of Baarle-Hertog municipality, and are surrounded by Baarle-Nassau municipality (Netherlands).

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; font-size:87%; border:1; cellpadding:5; cellspacing:0;"
|- bgcolor="#ececec"
!scope="col" width="350px"|'''Serial no. and local name'''<ref name="Whyte2"/>
!scope="col" width="50px" data-sort-type="number"|'''Area (ha)'''

!area
acre
! scope="col" width="450px" class="unsortable" |'''Notes'''
|-
|{{flagicon|BEL}} H1, {{Lang|nl|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|italic=no}}||153.6448
|379.6717||Forms 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.
|-
|{{flagicon|BEL}} H2, {{Lang|nl|De Rethsche Akkers|italic=no}}||2.4116
|5.9594||Consists of farmland with a single point of connection (quadripoint) between enclaves H1 and H2 in the middle of a corn field.
|-
|{{flagicon|BEL}} H3, {{Lang|nl|De Rethsche Akkers|italic=no}}||0.3428
|0.8471||Occupies part of a field; boundary runs through a shed in one instance.
|-
|{{flagicon|BEL}} H4, {{Lang|nl|De Rethsche Akkers|italic=no}}||1.476
|3.6474||Consists of farmland; boundary runs through a house and three sheds.
|-
|{{flagicon|BEL}} H5, {{Lang|nl|De Kapel Akkers|italic=no}}||0.9245
|2.2846||Consists of farmland with a dwelling.
|-
|{{flagicon|BEL}} H6, {{Lang|nl|Hoofdbraek|italic=no}}||1.7461
|4.3148||Mixed land usage; boundary runs through a warehouse/factory.
|-
|{{flagicon|BEL}} H7, {{Lang|nl|De Loversche Akkers|italic=no}}||0.2469
|0.6102||Boundary runs through two dwellings, including the middle of one front door (giving it two house numbers: Loveren 2, Baarle-Hertog / Loveren 19, Baarle-Nassau).
|-
|{{flagicon|BEL}} H8, {{Lang|nl|Boschcoven - De Kastelein - De Oordelsche Straat|italic=no}}||41.8781
|103.485||Second-largest Belgian exclave, contains a mix of dwellings and farmland; boundary runs through a barn, a dwelling and two businesses.
|-
|{{flagicon|BEL}} H9, {{Lang|nl|De Kapel Akkers|italic=no}}||0.4005
|0.9897||Boundary runs through a printing factory/warehouse in an industrial area.
|-
|{{flagicon|BEL}} H10, {{Lang|nl|De Oordelsche Straat|italic=no}}||0.65
|1.6063||Consists of farmland.
|-
|{{flagicon|BEL}} H11, {{Lang|nl|De Oordelsche Straat|italic=no}}||0.93
|2.2982||Consists of farmland.
|-
|{{flagicon|BEL}} H12, {{Lang|nl|Boschcoven|italic=no}}||0.2822
|0.6974||Consists of farmland.
|-
|{{flagicon|BEL}} H13, {{Lang|nl|Boschcoven|italic=no}}||1.5346
|3.7922||Boundary runs through about 20 dwellings.
|-
|{{flagicon|BEL}} H14, {{Lang|nl|Boschcoven|italic=no}}||0.7193
|1.7774||Boundary runs through about 13 dwellings.
|-
|{{flagicon|BEL}} H15, {{Lang|nl|Boschcoven|italic=no}}||1.7211
|4.2531||Boundary runs through about 16 dwellings.
|-
|{{flagicon|BEL}} H16, {{Lang|nl|Keizershoek - Oordelsche Straat|italic=no}}||4.4252
|10.9352||Boundary runs through a house and three sheds, with the linear boundary changing direction three times inside just one shed.
|-
|{{flagicon|BEL}} H17, {{Lang|nl|Moleriet Heide|italic=no}}||14.9248
|36.8807||Rural area containing a portion of the former Turnhout-Tilburg rail line, now a cycle path.
|-
|{{flagicon|BEL}} H18, {{Lang|nl|De Manke Gooren|italic=no}}||2.9247
|7.2273||Consists of farmland.
|-
|{{flagicon|BEL}} H19, {{Lang|nl|De Peruiters|italic=no}}||0.6851
|1.693||Consists of several ponds and a field.
|-
|{{flagicon|BEL}} H20, {{Lang|nl|Wurstenbosch - Vossenberg|italic=no}}||1.1681
|2.8865||Consists of farmland.
|-
|{{flagicon|BEL}} H21, {{Lang|nl|Baelbrugsche Beemden|italic=no}}||1.1845
|2.9271||Consists of farmland.
|-
|{{flagicon|BEL}} H22, {{Lang|nl|De Wit Hagen|italic=no}}||0.2632
|0.6504||South 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)
|-
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