I think more interesting than the Belgian trail through Germany just south of here is this german guys house fully enclosed by Belgium - ThreadSky

owh.bsky.social•171 days ago

You know the eastern border of Western Australia, the straight line that runs North - South?

Yeah, not so much..

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why.bsky.team•171 days ago

I get that hiking is important but what is this shape about?

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dwegmull.bsky.social•171 days ago

I think this video explains it: https://youtu.be/KEM_cp6hVeM?si=5gCVC9IEL_jwEx2X

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srodenbusch.bsky.social•164 days ago

nice video!

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maladena.bsky.social•171 days ago

i live very close to the this border and you're making me plan a hike for this weekend 😭 how dare you, i have been consistently sedentary for so long!

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why.bsky.team•171 days ago

Go do it and send us all some pics! We must see the border fuckery

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alwaysimback.bsky.social•171 days ago

I wonder if it's been about the road use. So many disputes over the centuries trying to prevent people from access to commerce/supplies as a way to keep them down.

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hwaddr.bsky.social•171 days ago

Im' belgian and i've been on the Vennbahn several times. This is a very complex story (nothing is simple here). This book (in french/german) explain that story very well 😅

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valkyrie.hacker.gf•171 days ago

The railway was an issue after world war one

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why.bsky.team•171 days ago

I gathered that much, but why is the shape so inconsistent? Like why not just have it be 50 meters from the railway or something

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valkyrie.hacker.gf•171 days ago

dunno; maybe there used to be a building or something?

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valkyrie.hacker.gf•171 days ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vennbahn

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jululette.bsky.social•171 days ago

That‘s interesting: “Former railway station buildings and residential buildings on the line have two different addresses, one Belgian and one German.”

I've been hiking in this area recently, and you switch between German and Belgian territory several times.

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mushatch.bsky.social•171 days ago

Country lines are always so fucked. It’s funny to see but damn do they make it weird

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maladena.bsky.social•171 days ago

this guy is living the life being in germany and not interacting with germans would be my dream

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kingdonncha1.bsky.social•171 days ago

Point Roberts

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why.bsky.team•171 days ago

oh yeah, i love point roberts. gotta love random govt officials deciding on a straight line across an entire continent

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hdevalence.bsky.social•171 days ago

there was supposed to be a deal at one point about it but then they got distracted and gave up iirc

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fsteiner.bsky.social•171 days ago

The very best is the name of the exclave: Rückschlag - roughly translated: backlash...

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metaflame.dev•171 days ago

those German folks have to go through Belgium every time they need to go somewhere and I'm sure they won't hear the end of it

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wonkypops.bsky.social•171 days ago

There are a few graveyards in Belgium and the Netherlands that are territories of the other country. It was easier to do it this way, since they could do the upkeep on their war graves themselves without relying on anyone else.

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