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Baarle – One of the strangest municipalities on Earth Posted by on Jul 8, 2019

If you dare to look closely at the map of Belgium, you find something weird: There is a little small bit in the north of the country that is surrounded by Dutch land, with no territory connecting it to Belgium! And it gets even more complicated… How did this exclave (or, enclave for the Netherlands)…

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The IJsseloog – Made by Dutch Hands? Posted by on Jun 18, 2015

A strange, round shape can be found right in the IJsselmeer. A deserted and lonely island? Did nature create that? Aliens? It is a bit weird. There are roads all around that hole, and even some buildings it seems. What is that weird round eye right in the Ketelmeer between the two parts of the Dutch…

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