Subject: RE: [BoundaryPoint] Re: Morkulien joint admin area
Date: Dec 02, 2001 @ 07:40
Author: Jan Krogh ("Jan Krogh" <jakro64@...>)
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You are correct, Ray!
The place was established in 1914 as an unofficial "free state" by Norwegian and Swedish peace organisations. They rised also a huge 18 meters high monument for 100 years of Norwegian and Swedish peaceful co-existence.
From the (Swedish) Morokulien post office it was (is?) possible to send letters etc. partly with Swedish stamps and partly with Norwegian stamps. "Moro" (Norw.) = "fun"; "Kul" (Swed.) = fun". Morokulien was established in 1959 after a radio show initiative ("Over alle grenser").
Officially the unpopulated place is located on both sides of the border of Eidskog municipality (NO) and Eda (?) municipality (SE). 
Norwegian and Swedish (as well as other Nordic) citizens can freely pass the border without bringing their passports, as whereever within the five Nordic countries.
Sweden and Norway have both allocated special amateur radio prefixes for Morokulien.

Jan
Vilnius, Lithuania
http://home.no.net/enklaver