- eupen and malmedy
These two areas with Moresnet were transfered to Belguim in 1920 . Why was Eupen, a largely German speaking area transferred across? The TREATY OF VERSAILLES
Feb 24, 2005 @ 13:53 - Bill Burke ("Bill Burke" <billb@...>)
- RE: [BoundaryPoint] eupen and malmedy
The winners of WW1 wanted to make DE weak so they would not make war again. Taking land from DE was also a way to punnish DE for the war. In the case of DE-DK
Feb 24, 2005 @ 14:04 - jesniel@image.dk (jesniel@...)
- Re: eupen and malmedy
for exactly why this german speaking area was finally transferred to belgium in 1921 or so please see 2 scroll clicks down in
Feb 24, 2005 @ 14:43 - aletheiak ("aletheiak" <aletheiak@...>)
- Re: eupen and malmedy
well you know it is widespread if not general opinion everywhere to not think much of foreign elements call it racism or barbarophobia or merely ethnocentrism
Feb 24, 2005 @ 16:30 - aletheiak ("aletheiak" <aletheiak@...>)
- AW: [BoundaryPoint] eupen and malmedy
Bill: Just a biased opinion (since I am German): Germany had lost WWI - not exactly on the battlefield, but we were the first to simply give up the fighting
Feb 24, 2005 @ 16:39 - Wolfgang Schaub ("Wolfgang Schaub" <Wolfgang.Schaub@...>)
- RE: [BoundaryPoint] Re: eupen and malmedy
There are offcourse DE and DK minorities left on both side of the border and they function quite well. But in many parts of the world minorities within a
Feb 24, 2005 @ 16:48 - jesniel@image.dk (jesniel@...)
- RE: [BoundaryPoint] eupen and malmedy
A SECOND QUESTION IS DO THE LOCAL PEOPLE NOW WISH TO BE PART OF GERMANY OR STAY AS THEY ARE? ALSO WHAT ABOUT POOR OLD MORESNET, DON T THEY WISH THAT THEY WERE
Feb 24, 2005 @ 16:53 - Bill Burke ("Bill Burke" <billb@...>)
- Re: eupen and malmedy
The German Speaking Community of Belgium has a autonomous standing according to the two other language groups of Belgium (Flemish & French). The Belgian
Feb 24, 2005 @ 17:58 - Sascha ("Sascha" <alqaszar@...>)
- AW: [BoundaryPoint] eupen and malmedy
As far as I can tell, the vast majority of people in ALL Europe do not wish to see borders changed - for a simple reason: We all have settled with the
Feb 24, 2005 @ 18:13 - Wolfgang Schaub ("Wolfgang Schaub" <Wolfgang.Schaub@...>)
- RE: [BoundaryPoint] eupen and malmedy
... my guess is that by & large like most other eu europeans they would just like to be able to forget all these crazy accidents of history now & keep the
Feb 24, 2005 @ 20:48 - aletheia kallos (aletheia kallos <aletheiak@...>)
- Re: AW: [BoundaryPoint] eupen and malmedy
Wolfgang, ... The difficulty is defining European identity whatever that is. I know people who seriously believe that countries with orthodox traditions such
Feb 25, 2005 @ 15:20 - Kevin Meynell (Kevin Meynell <knm@...>)
- RE: [BoundaryPoint] eupen and malmedy
... There are still nationalist grievances bubbling away in some parts, although there s no doubt that an generally improved economic situation and granting of
Feb 25, 2005 @ 15:28 - Kevin Meynell (Kevin Meynell <knm@...>)
- Re: eupen and malmedy
It would be interesting to see what would happen in the event of Belgium breaking into two seperate countries - Flanders and Wallonia. Would the Germans of the
Feb 25, 2005 @ 19:20 - sdrawkcabdom ("sdrawkcabdom" <sdrawkcab8@...>)
- Re: eupen and malmedy
excuse me dom but could you say a little more specifically what rings your bells about these suggested inquiries or exercises all of which frankly strike me
Feb 26, 2005 @ 01:06 - aletheiak ("aletheiak" <aletheiak@...>)
- Re: [BoundaryPoint] eupen and malmedy
I have another question regarding the border between Belgium and Germany in that area. Can anyone tell me if the town of Neu-Moresnet (or Preußisch- Moresnet)
Feb 26, 2005 @ 01:41 - Pepijn Hendriks ("Pepijn Hendriks" <yahoo@...>)
- AW: AW: [BoundaryPoint] eupen and malmedy
Kevin, you hit exactly the point: What is European identity? Do we define Europe geographically, politically, religiously, ethnically, or what? I would have
Feb 26, 2005 @ 11:51 - Wolfgang Schaub ("Wolfgang Schaub" <Wolfgang.Schaub@...>)
- AW: [BoundaryPoint] eupen and malmedy
Article 35 refers. The new border was to be set unter Beruecksichtigung der wirtschaftlichen Lage und der Verkehrswege = with a view on the economical
Feb 26, 2005 @ 11:51 - Wolfgang Schaub ("Wolfgang Schaub" <Wolfgang.Schaub@...>)
- Re: eupen and malmedy
... I do not see why the EU necessarily has to be restricted to Europe at all, if countries that fit the desired criteria (whatever that is) wish to join. In
Feb 26, 2005 @ 16:58 - Kevin Meynell (Kevin Meynell <knm@...>)
- Re: AW: AW: [BoundaryPoint] eupen and malmedy
ahhh but dont you see divine gnagflow you are already a fantastic success & not really a failure at all for it only depends on which way you look at yourself &
Feb 26, 2005 @ 17:01 - aletheia kallos (aletheia kallos <aletheiak@...>)
- Re: AW: [BoundaryPoint] eupen and malmedy
... Right! The treaty text I was consulting left out articles 35-39, and I didn t notice. ... Did the commission publish a report or were the commission s
Feb 26, 2005 @ 17:18 - Pepijn Hendriks ("Pepijn Hendriks" <yahoo@...>)
- Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: eupen and malmedy
... hahahaha ahh maestro & we rarely disagree about whats on point here but since you did express something you would actually like then you must know you are
Feb 26, 2005 @ 18:39 - aletheia kallos (aletheia kallos <aletheiak@...>)
- AW: [BoundaryPoint] Re: eupen and malmedy
I do not see why the EU necessarily has to be restricted to Europe at all,... As long as it calls itself European Union I would wish to know what Europe is.
Feb 26, 2005 @ 19:48 - Wolfgang Schaub ("Wolfgang Schaub" <Wolfgang.Schaub@...>)
- Re: AW: [BoundaryPoint] eupen and malmedy
... Errr.. what about Guadeloupe, Martinique, St Martin, Guiana and Reunion, with possibly Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba soon to be added? Even Cyprus is
Feb 26, 2005 @ 20:39 - Kevin Meynell (Kevin Meynell <knm@...>)
- AW: AW: [BoundaryPoint] eupen and malmedy
Kevin, You are just underlining the point. Some may be part of Europe politically (Guadeloupe, Martinique), others culturally (Cyprus in a way...), but not
Feb 27, 2005 @ 07:11 - Wolfgang Schaub ("Wolfgang Schaub" <Wolfgang.Schaub@...>)
- AW: AW: [BoundaryPoint] eupen and malmedy
Pepijn, The article below is taken from the WWW and explains how the dealings went in the case of the Vennbahn and related issues. The final protocol of the
Feb 27, 2005 @ 07:11 - Wolfgang Schaub ("Wolfgang Schaub" <Wolfgang.Schaub@...>)
- Re: [BoundaryPoint] eupen and malmedy
hahahahaha hahahahaha bravo bravo transforming what was formerly only the second or third largest peninsula of afroeurasia into the true heart & central bank
Feb 27, 2005 @ 15:52 - aletheiak ("aletheiak" <aletheiak@...>)
- Re: eupen and malmedy
but in fact which is she the 2nd or the 3rd clearly africa is the first but is siberia even a peninsula & if so then where would her neck be apparently she has
Feb 27, 2005 @ 16:20 - aletheiak ("aletheiak" <aletheiak@...>)
- Re: eupen and malmedy
this peninsula professor at least http://www2.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/europegeog.htm acknowledges & even acclaims the european peninsula as the peninsula of
Feb 27, 2005 @ 18:24 - aletheiak ("aletheiak" <aletheiak@...>)
- europe v siberia was Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: eupen and malmedy
since the best available opinion on the true extent of the siberian peninsula is still not yet available i have contented myself for the moment with getting
Feb 27, 2005 @ 20:08 - aletheia kallos (aletheia kallos <aletheiak@...>)
- AW: europe v siberia was Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: eupen and malmedy
When you talk of Siberia , are you aware that in Russian minds Siberia does NOT extend to the Pacific? That province is called Far East. So, from a political
Feb 27, 2005 @ 20:34 - Wolfgang Schaub ("Wolfgang Schaub" <Wolfgang.Schaub@...>)
- europe v siberia was Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: eupen and malmedy
thanx the judges werent aware of that but happily am now hahaha & so how important it truly was for the european crowd to have stayed in the game hahahahaha
Feb 27, 2005 @ 22:22 - aletheiak ("aletheiak" <aletheiak@...>)
- Re: europe v siberia was Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: eupen and malmedy
Since you asked for opinions, I opine that a peninsula should at least appear to protrude from a main body of land. Thus, my vote for the neck of the
Feb 27, 2005 @ 23:17 - Lowell G. McManus ("Lowell G. McManus" <mcmanus71496@...>)
- europe v siberia was Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: eupen and malmedy
... at least appear to ... i agree with all your findings below & also find your above opinion so agreeable that i have decided to rethink the entire olympic
Feb 28, 2005 @ 01:56 - aletheiak ("aletheiak" <aletheiak@...>)
- RE: [BoundaryPoint] Re: eupen and malmedy
Feb 28, 2005 @ 12:23 - Romain Hodapp (Romain Hodapp <romain_hodapp@...>)
- RE: [BoundaryPoint] Re: eupen and malmedy
... frisians & frisian is the language most closely related to english ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want -
Feb 28, 2005 @ 13:29 - aletheia kallos (aletheia kallos <aletheiak@...>)
- left v right lobe was europe v siberia & eupen and malmedy
aletheiak &al ... into ... basic ... & while i find i am not equipped to make a definitive judgment of the comparative land areas of these 2 peninsular lobes i
Feb 28, 2005 @ 19:42 - aletheiak ("aletheiak" <aletheiak@...>)
- AW: [BoundaryPoint] left v right lobe was europe v siberia & eupen and malmedy
Jetzt hat er voll abgehoben... ... Von: aletheiak [mailto:aletheiak@yahoo.com] Gesendet: Montag, 28. Februar 2005 20:42 An: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
Feb 28, 2005 @ 20:19 - Wolfgang Schaub ("Wolfgang Schaub" <Wolfgang.Schaub@...>)
- Re: left v right lobe was europe v siberia & eupen and malmedy
bloooops for i find i must recall the medals again & fire the judges or at least ask the winning lobes to stand by for another possible reversal of the
Feb 28, 2005 @ 22:32 - aletheiak ("aletheiak" <aletheiak@...>)
- Re: left v right lobe was europe v siberia & eupen and malmedy
& upon further scrutiny & just to throw the peninsula olympics entirely up in the air once again i am finding that the definitional requirement that there be a
Mar 01, 2005 @ 18:34 - aletheiak ("aletheiak" <aletheiak@...>)
- worlds largest peninsula try continued
second trial balance in thousands of square kilometers or ksk on the left pan of the scales all of africa 30065 plus all of conventional europe 9938 less 15
Mar 05, 2005 @ 19:11 - aletheiak ("aletheiak" <aletheiak@...>)
- worlds largest peninsula try complete for now
ok having just scoped out the guinness website it is now clear that they just dont keep records of this worlds largest ilk there at all & thus cannot even be
Mar 05, 2005 @ 22:18 - aletheia kallos (aletheia kallos <aletheiak@...>)
- Re: [BoundaryPoint] worlds largest peninsula try complete for now
... [I ve deleted the rest because I m changing the topic a lot.] Where is the world s largest tripoint monument? Could there be a more fit topic for BP?
Mar 06, 2005 @ 01:07 - Lowell G. McManus ("Lowell G. McManus" <mcmanus71496@...>)
- worlds largest tripoint monument try was something else
http://home.worldonline.dk/jesniel/border/african_tripoints.htm#cfcdsd but the impressive black&white photo which i found in an old border book is just a dead
Mar 06, 2005 @ 01:27 - aletheia kallos (aletheia kallos <aletheiak@...>)
- Re: [BoundaryPoint] worlds largest tripoint monument try was something else
er & for the more fit topic for bp would you believe a worlds deepest & most awesome chasm cum paradise try
Mar 06, 2005 @ 02:33 - aletheia kallos (aletheia kallos <aletheiak@...>)