The Town Of Baarle That Straddles Two Countries!
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
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If you want to visit the town of Baarle, head on over to northern Belgium … or the southern tip of the Netherlands.
source/image: Great Big Story
The town straddles an international border, with half of it belonging to the Dutch and the other half to the Belgians.
With dozens of border crossings throughout town, many houses, shops and even roads are split in two. And with two countries comes two sets everything—two mayors, two flags, two council and even two sets of laws.
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This can make things tricky, but Baarle is setting an example of how two societies can come together and live harmoniously … even in the weirdest of circumstances.
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