Subject: Re: Morkulien joint admin area
Date: Dec 02, 2001 @ 19:02
Author: Peter Smaardijk ("Peter Smaardijk" <smaardijk@...>)
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--- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "Jan Krogh" <jakro64@y...> wrote:
> 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