Subject: Re: Towns across borders<br/>
Date: Aug 30, 2002 @ 21:42<br/>
Author: ps1966nl (&quot;ps1966nl&quot; &lt;smaardijk@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-175303517">As I understood it, the request was about towns with the same name on <br/>
both sides of the border. It is rather rare, I think. At the time I <br/>
couldn&#39;t think of one. But Comines on the BEFR border might be one. <br/>
The problem is that Comines (BE) isn&#39;t a separate municipality <br/>
anymore, but part of the municipality Comines-Warneton (Komen-Waasten <br/>
in Dutch), an exclave of the province of Hainaut in between West-<br/>
Flanders and the French departement Nord. Comines (FR) definitely is <br/>
a municipality. The towns are separated by the border river Lys/Leie.<br/>
<br/>
Peter S.<br/>
<br/>
<blockquote><span title="qreply"> --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., &quot;zoommedix&quot; &lt;zoomer@t...&gt; wrote:<br/>
&gt; --Emerson MB and Noyes, MN are pretty much the same town<br/>
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&gt; - In BoundaryPoint@y..., &quot;acroorca2002&quot; &lt;orc@o...&gt; wrote:<br/>
&gt; &gt; back in june <br/>
&gt; &gt; message 6735<br/>
&gt; &gt; <br/>
&gt; &gt; --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., &quot;djtilque&quot; &lt;dtilque@n...&gt; wrote:<br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; When a border splits a municipal area, the towns on either side <br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; usually have different names. But sometimes they have the same <br/>
&gt; &gt; name. <br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; As far as I can tell, this is purely a North American <br/>
phenomenon, <br/>
&gt; &gt; but <br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; if not, I&#39;m sure someone will tell me so.<br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; <br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; Anyway, I&#39;ve compiled a list of these border towns that have <br/>
the <br/>
&gt; &gt; same <br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; name. I&#39;ve only included those where both towns are <br/>
incorporated. <br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; There&#39;s some others where one or both are not incorporated, <br/>
such <br/>
&gt; as <br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; Marydel, MD/DE. And I&#39;m not sure about Flin Flon MB/SK. The <br/>
large <br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; part in MB is incorporated, but I can&#39;t find any evidence that <br/>
the <br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; small bit in SK is.<br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; <br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; The list is at the link below. If anyone knows of additions, <br/>
&gt; please <br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; let me know.<br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; <br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.nwlink.com/~dtilque/Split_towns.html">http://www.nwlink.com/~dtilque/Split_towns.html</a><br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; <br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; --<br/>
&gt; &gt; &gt; Dan Tilque<br/>
&gt; &gt; <br/>
&gt; &gt; i just want to congratulate dan on this original & interesting try<br/>
&gt; &gt; which tho not strictly multipointing did generate over 20 <br/>
responses<br/>
&gt; &gt; all of them well meaning of course <br/>
&gt; &gt; tho none really to the exact point of his request <br/>
&gt; &gt; or so i gather & presume<br/>
&gt; &gt; as there were apparently no changes made by him at the above site<br/>
&gt; &gt; but i would also like to suggest one possible addition myself<br/>
&gt; &gt; the mxus border town of naco in arizona & sonora<br/>
&gt; &gt; with best wishes<br/>
&gt; &gt; m </span></blockquote></div>