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by staffanj 2738 days ago
That railway and strange border is an old remnant of the Treaty of Versailles.
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Oh wow! I knew I'd get an interesting reply. That helped me find some more info on the Travel StackExchange [1] & Fascinating Maps [2], if others are interested. I'm especially fascinated by Rückschlag, a single house & garden that is German territory within Belgium:

[1] https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/105503/is-this-we...

[2] https://fascinatingmaps.com/strange-german-exclaves-in-belgi...

There's a fascinating YouTube series called "The Most Complex International Borders in the World" about enclaves and exclaves. [1] There are even some "counter-enclaves", e.g. a part of the Netherlands inside Belgium inside the Netherlands. [2]

[1] https://youtube.com/watch?v=gtLxZiiuaXs

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baarle-Nassau