Treaty of Maastricht
TypeBilateral treaty
Signed8 August 1843 (1843-08-08)
LocationMaastricht, Netherlands
Original
signatories
Ratifiers
  •  Belgium
  •  Netherlands

The Treaty of Maastricht, signed in 1843 by Belgium and the Netherlands four years after the Treaty of London established Belgian independence,[1] 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.[2] They formed part of a very complicated frontier, which sometimes passes through houses and has tiny enclaves[3] because of land ownership dating back to the 12th century.[4] A few of the Belgian enclaves within Dutch territory even have Dutch counter-enclaves within them.[5]

Part of the left bank of the Meuse, near Maastricht, was returned to the Netherlands.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ E Halevy, The Triumph of Reform (London 1961) p. 73-4
  2. ↑ R Guo, Territorial Disputes and Resource Management (2006) p. 56
  3. ↑ "Flickr - Photo Sharing!". flickr.com. 26 June 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ontstaan van Baarle-Nassau en Baarle-Hertog - Baarle Digitaal". www.baarledigitaal.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17.
  5. ↑ F Shelley, Nation Shapes (2013) p. 18
  6. ↑ DOMINIQUE, AL (2008). Belgique DE L'EST. PETIT FUTE. p. 91. ISBN 9782746922136. Retrieved 21 August 2015.


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