1. Towns across borders
    When a border splits a municipal area, the towns on either side usually have different names. But sometimes they have the same name. As far as I can tell, this
    Jun 19, 2002 @ 06:53 - djtilque ("djtilque" <dtilque@...>)
  2. RE: [BoundaryPoint] Towns across borders
    Interesting table you put together Dan. The population of Nogales, Sonora, so the mayor says, is somewhere near one million. This does not seem too far fetched
    Jun 19, 2002 @ 16:47 - Dallen Timothy (Dallen Timothy <dtimothy@...>)
  3. RE: [BoundaryPoint] Towns across borders
    Oh yeah, you might want to add Wendover, Nevada-Wendover, Utah to your list. It s a fascinating place, where gambling is permitted on one side of town (one
    Jun 19, 2002 @ 16:50 - Dallen Timothy (Dallen Timothy <dtimothy@...>)
  4. Re: Towns across borders
    ... I thought the Nevada town was West Wendover, rather than just Wendover. I ll check out Lake Tahoe. Thanks for the suggestions.
    Jun 20, 2002 @ 02:23 - djtilque ("djtilque" <dtilque@...>)
  5. Re: Towns across borders
    ... I was right about West Wendover NV. There s actually a fair number of these places where the town across the border is modified by a direction. Usually
    Jun 20, 2002 @ 10:09 - djtilque ("djtilque" <dtilque@...>)
  6. RE: [BoundaryPoint] Towns across borders
    ... Dallen, It is, but actually I think neither have the same name. The California town in the south Lake Tahoe area is (surprise!) South Lake Tahoe, much
    Jun 20, 2002 @ 11:08 - Brendan (Brendan <pit.hokie@...>)
  7. Re: Towns across borders
    ... After doing some research, I don t think they have combined nor has West Wendover NV changed its name to Wendover. Rather, they are trying to move the
    Jun 20, 2002 @ 12:09 - djtilque ("djtilque" <dtilque@...>)
  8. RE: [BoundaryPoint] Re: Towns across borders
    Thanks for looking into these. I ve never heard of West Wendover. This must be a fairly new designation (two or three years) as I grew up not too far from
    Jun 20, 2002 @ 14:18 - Dallen Timothy (Dallen Timothy <dtimothy@...>)
  9. RE: [BoundaryPoint] Towns across borders
    Isn t that strange. All these years of hearing just Wendover, Nevada and seeing it on maps, and I find out its actually West Wendover. Thanks to Dan and
    Jun 20, 2002 @ 14:26 - Dallen Timothy (Dallen Timothy <dtimothy@...>)
  10. RE: [BoundaryPoint] Towns across borders
    There s also an interest situation at Mesquite, Nevada, which is immediately adjacent to the Arizona border. Traditionally Mesquite s urban development ended
    Jun 20, 2002 @ 14:34 - Dallen Timothy (Dallen Timothy <dtimothy@...>)
  11. RE: [BoundaryPoint] Towns across borders
    Ok, I found one Website on the history of Wendover. It didn t become West Wendover until 1991. That s why I didn t know about it. I had already grown up and
    Jun 20, 2002 @ 14:40 - Dallen Timothy (Dallen Timothy <dtimothy@...>)
  12. Re: Towns across borders
    ... but if not, I m sure someone will tell me so. Here s the international version. The phenomenon is international. Many towns in Europe were split by the
    Jun 20, 2002 @ 18:18 - lnadybal ("lnadybal" <lnadybal@...>)
  13. Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: Towns across borders
    ... Were there also such cases *outside* of Berlin? ... One more example: There are at least 4 towns (may be more) split by the border between Germany and
    Jun 20, 2002 @ 18:39 - Manfred Haertel (Manfred Haertel <Manfred.Haertel@...>)
  14. Re: Towns across borders
    ... Yes - mostly at the latitude on the old border near Fulda and Kassel. I have some photos - I ll post one or two tonight when I m at home and can retrieve
    Jun 20, 2002 @ 19:42 - lnadybal ("lnadybal" <lnadybal@...>)
  15. RE: [BoundaryPoint] Re: Towns across borders
    From: Manfred.Haertel@rz-online.de [mailto:Manfred.Haertel@rz-online.de] Were there also such cases *outside* of Berlin? If you do not have the iron curtain in
    Jun 20, 2002 @ 21:34 - Jan S. Krogh ("Jan S. Krogh" <la9qca@...>)
  16. Re: Towns across borders
    I think you are right - there are many instances. I believe you have to differentiate between cateogries of such places to not divert too far from the initial
    Jun 21, 2002 @ 00:00 - lnadybal ("lnadybal" <lnadybal@...>)
  17. Re: Towns across borders
    ... One of my criteria is that the two towns have identical names. And this criterion is why there are few if any examples in Europe. The European practice
    Jun 21, 2002 @ 07:26 - djtilque ("djtilque" <dtilque@...>)
  18. Re: Towns across borders
    Hi, ... name. ... but ... There are some examples on the German-Polish border. In some cities the Polish name has been completely changed (Frankfurt/Slubice),
    Jun 21, 2002 @ 07:48 - anorak222 ("anorak222" <wolfi.junkmail@...>)
  19. Re: Towns across borders
    ... by ... Most famous is Mödlareuth, nicknamed Little Berlin . It was split between Thuringia and Bavaria a couple of centuries ago (The territories
    Jun 21, 2002 @ 07:57 - anorak222 ("anorak222" <wolfi.junkmail@...>)
  20. Re: Towns across borders
    Görlitz/Zgorzelec also has a Sorbian name: Zhorjelc. Peter S. ... but
    Jun 21, 2002 @ 08:17 - ps1966nl ("ps1966nl" <smaardijk@...>)
  21. Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: Towns across borders
    ... Actually it is Wasserbilligerbrück (same scheme as Echternacherbrück), which is part of Oberbillig. ... See the exit sign of Wallendorf-Pont on the
    Jun 21, 2002 @ 14:35 - Manfred Haertel (Manfred Haertel <Manfred.Haertel@...>)
  22. Re: Towns across borders
    Having been in State Line Nevada, South Lake Tahoe California, and Flin Flon Manitoba I figured I would chime in. At least in 1972, the street that divides
    Jun 21, 2002 @ 21:54 - bjbutlerus ("bjbutlerus" <bjbutler@...>)
  23. Re: Towns across borders
    ... Statistics Canada gives a population of 6000 for the MB part of Flin Flon and 267 for the SK part. However, those population figures are for the urban
    Jun 21, 2002 @ 23:30 - djtilque ("djtilque" <dtilque@...>)
  24. Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: Towns across borders
    ... Not anymore. The street is called Stateline Rd., but there s nothing fancy about it. In fact, the border isn t really marked on the lake side. If you
    Jun 22, 2002 @ 00:48 - Brendan (Brendan <pit.hokie@...>)
  25. Re: Towns across borders
    Thanks for the 30-year update! ... nothing fancy ... side. If ... are posted ... The only ... on the ... on the ... stays up
    Jun 22, 2002 @ 23:41 - bjbutlerus ("bjbutlerus" <bjbutler@...>)
  26. Re: Towns across borders
    I just pulled out my Manitoba road map, which has a Flin Flon detail map and you are right, the city limits of Flin Flon extend into Saskatchewan south of
    Jun 22, 2002 @ 23:47 - bjbutlerus ("bjbutlerus" <bjbutler@...>)
  27. Re: Towns across borders
    I ve driven through Nogales too, and I agree it has grown an awful lot and does take a while to get through it completely. However the official 2000 census of
    Jun 28, 2002 @ 07:39 - drpotatoes ("drpotatoes" <drpotatoes@...>)
  28. Re: Towns across borders
    back in june message 6735 ... name. ... but ... same ... i just want to congratulate dan on this original & interesting try which tho not strictly
    Aug 30, 2002 @ 20:11 - acroorca2002 ("acroorca2002" <orc@...>)
  29. Re: Towns across borders
    --Emerson MB and Noyes, MN are pretty much the same town ... as ... please
    Aug 30, 2002 @ 21:30 - zoommedix ("zoommedix" <zoomer@...>)
  30. Re: Towns across borders
    As I understood it, the request was about towns with the same name on both sides of the border. It is rather rare, I think. At the time I couldn t think of
    Aug 30, 2002 @ 21:42 - ps1966nl ("ps1966nl" <smaardijk@...>)
  31. Re: Towns across borders
    ... on ... yes i cant speak for dan but it seems to me you have disqualified this one too m that Comines (BE) isn t a separate municipality ... Waasten ... is
    Aug 31, 2002 @ 15:31 - acroorca2002 ("acroorca2002" <orc@...>)
  32. Re: Towns across borders
    yikes another mxus pair might be sasabe arizona & sasabe sonora m ... name ... I ... one. ... have ... additions, ... interesting
    Sep 01, 2002 @ 17:48 - acroorca2002 ("acroorca2002" <orc@...>)
  33. RE: [BoundaryPoint] Re: Towns across borders
    Nogales... Bill ... From: acroorca2002 [mailto:orc@orcoast.com] Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 1:49 PM To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com Subject:
    Sep 01, 2002 @ 17:57 - Bill Hanrahan ("Bill Hanrahan" <hanrahan@...>)
  34. Re: Towns across borders
    i am nuts about nogales but isnt that where we began in message 6735 link etc sasabe & naco would at least be new to dans list & possibly the only exacting
    Sep 01, 2002 @ 18:43 - acroorca2002 ("acroorca2002" <orc@...>)
  35. Re: Towns across borders
    ... Looks like I ve got to catch up with my reading. Bill
    Sep 01, 2002 @ 19:48 - bumpa50_1999 ("bumpa50_1999" <hanrahan@...>)
  36. Re: Towns across borders
    yipes i may have to eat sasabe tho since the name may actually be el sasabe in sonora & thus technically a different name than sasabe arizona & cant count
    Sep 03, 2002 @ 18:11 - acroorca2002 ("acroorca2002" <orc@...>)