Neutral Moresnet - a small Belgian"Prussian condominium
The borders of Belgium, Germany and The Netherlands in 1906. of particular importance is the central feature of Neutral Moresnet - a small Belgian-Prussian condominium that existed from 1816 to 1920 between present-day Belgium and Germany. Its northernmost border point at the Vaalserberg connected it to a quadripoint shared additionally with the Dutch Province of Limburg, which today is known as Three-Country Point. Prior to Belgian independence in 1830, the territory was a Dutch-Prussian condominium. During the First World War, the territory was annexed into Germany, although the allies did not recognise the annexation
Picture No
11072452
Media ID
46706804
Size
5440px x 3585px
(3.6MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
1906
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