Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Passing foreign territory
Date: May 10, 2001 @ 05:54
Author: michael donner (michael donner <m@...>)
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>Thanks Martin! So Ceuta and Spain could very well be linked by
>Spanish territorial sea.
>
>You mentioning the fact that the states adjoining the Strait of
>Gibraltar may not under any circumstances impede the free passage of
>ships brought me to another (maybe only slightly similar) issue: on
>dry land, sometimes a road or railroad, 'belonging' to one country (I
>mean it is exclusively used by that country, and probably belongs to
>it as well, although it could very well not be the case) passes
>through another country. Some examples (probably not all of the same
>category):
>
>The Dutch road N274 from Koningsbosch to Brunssum, passing through
>Germany but never actually level-crossing a German road (no junctions
>either). With other words: you can't get off this road while in
>Germany. This is a legacy from the time the Selfkant was Dutch
>(although at that time, there probably were normal road crossings).
>
>The Swiss road from Basle to the Swiss part of Basle-Mulhouse airport
>(I remember seeing this on a map once. You can't get off in France,
>but you won't have to pass a French border post either to get to the
>airport).
>
>The German railroad between Neusalza-Spremberg and Taubenheim,
>running for a short stretch through the Czech rep. (the so-
>called "Schluckenauer Zipfel").
>
>The German railroad between Zittau and Goerlitz runs through Poland
>for two stretches. One of them is linked to the main net in Poland,
>but there is another, very short stretch (near Trzciniec),
>shortcutting a bend in the river Neisse, too.
>
>The railroad from Adorf (D) to Cheb (CZ) crosses the border five
>times, instead of just once! From the German border station of Bad
>Brambach to the north, one has to pass a stretch in Czech territory
>first. From the Czech border station of Plesna (acute on a) to the
>south, you pass through a piece of Germany before entering the Czech
>rep. again.
>
>I think the road from Monschau to Aachen is another one. It runs
>through a piece of Belgium near Simmerath. But then again, there are
>some level crossings in this road with the Vennbahn, so the situation
>is much more complicated here.
>
>The border agreement between Croatia and Bosnia springs to mind.
>Bosnia lets Croatian travel freely from one part of Croatia to
>another, passing the tiny Bosnian coastal area. In return, Bosnia can
>use, without Croation border control getting in the way, the nearby
>Croatian harbour of Ploce (caron on c).
>
>I'm not sure whether all this falls within the scope of this
>discussion group, but since the question of access/free passage comes
>up now and again, I thought it might be of interest of you.
>
>Of course, there must be much more of these situations. Does anyone
>know of other examples?
>
>Peter S.
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