The World's Strangest Borders between Belgium and the Netherlands: Baarle-Hertog and Baarle-Nassau 

Check out this video about the LOW COUNTRIES explained: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-g1TxJWbLJC0.html And the history of the DUTCH FLAG: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ig5zJIjeWMk.html

I tried to find a history video about the borders but you did it in such depth, as always thank you

I absolutely live for these kind of obscure stories. I need to go dig some more around the historical videos for these gems 😎

really cool!

I love weird maps, border gore, enclaves, exclaves, etc. Would you consider making a video about Moresnet? There is a relatively recent book about it by Philip Dröge, would recommend that.

I went here ages ago. Great video by the way.

Leuk verhaal over de spion. Was deze grens toch nog ergens goed voor :)

One of the most important things in this matter: When a peace treaty is signed, noblemen respected each others private possessions. So in 1648 with the peace of Westphalia, the properties of the Duke of Brabant (King of Spain) and the properties of the Lord of Breda (Prince of Orange) were respected and returned. When the first split took place, the Lord of Breda was a knight of the Duke of Brabant, so the consequences were not severe, those areas that were in use as farms and fields, paid tax to the Duke, and the Lord only owned waste lands (mostly forest). All new developments, cultivated waste lands, new buildings, had to pay tax to the Lord of Breda. No problem either because all over the entire countries this was done, and in the same way. A tax collector would come with a big book and would write down who payed their tax. So in many villages two, three or even more tax collectors would show up to cash from the farmers and house owners. Even after the peace of Westphalia, there were no nation states. Many areas kept their own rules and rulers, like Gemert, Cuijk, and Ravenstein. Only when nation states were established, these splits between noble Lords became a problem. Especially when the successors of the Lord of Breda became the King of the Netherlands and the title of Duke of Brabant was claimed by the King of the Belgians. Most problematic areas were exchanged between the Netherlands and Belgium, like Luijksgestel went to the North and Moll to the South. Somehow Baarle managed to escape those exchanges. Probably because the population profited from the confusion. Only recently the tax- and law-borders in Baarle became true national borders.

Can you Making the Dutch History (Ja ik ben Nederlands)

damn people there are so rich wake up in belgium and have breakfast in netherlands then coffee in belgium and deposite in the netherlands

Is there something illegal in belgium but legal in netherland or the otherwise?

what were two disadvantages that an enclave has for the people who live there??

Wow! What a difficult to understand accent.