Treaty of Maastricht (1843)

Treaty of Maastricht

Type	Bilateral treaty
Signed	8 August 1843 (1843-08-08)
Location	Maastricht, Netherlands
Original signatories	Belgium  Netherlands
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

• Iron Rhine and Iron Rhine Treaty of 1873
• Maastricht Treaty of the European Union

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.

External links

• Gemeente Baarle-Nassau (2011). "History - Baarle Nassau". baarle-nassau.nl. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2014.