----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 10:46
AM
Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Re: search for
germany benelux river condos advances
--- In BoundaryPoint@y..., peter.smaardijk@a... wrote:
> It
looks like you're right. I have a 1:20k map here of the Vianden
> area,
and the points where the border leaves the river Our are at
> boundary
marker 47 (north of Vianden) and boundary marker 19 (south
of
>
Vianden). These boundary markers are likely to be pairs, one on each
>
bank. Moreover, because of the large width of the river north of
>
Vianden (it is the Bassin Inferieur lake formed by the river dam at
>
Vianden), the boundaries are clearly depicted as following both
banks,
> thus leaving the condominium in the middle. I find it
strange
> (although understandable) that the border obviously changed,
because
> the lake certainly wasn't there in 1815, and the borders are
following
> the lake shore lines. This is unlike the US example (I
believe it
was
> in Tennessee) mentioned in this group a couple of
days ago.
Normally,
> a boundary stays the same, even if a river
changes its course,
unless
> a new boundary is negotiated. Perhaps
that's what has been happening
> in Vianden.
..... this new
border agreement is most probably that of 1984, as
reported by Peter H.
way back in msg. 1263!
Peter S.
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