Can someone travel to another country while cooking in the kitchen? There is also a city in the world where people do this. This food is cooked in the Netherlands , but the accounts are in Belgium . There is a police unit, post house, town hall and even a mayor two each.
The special thing is that there are many houses here which come from both the countries. They also have to pay tax of Belgium and also of Netherlands. This city is Baarle, which falls on the border of Belgium and the Netherlands, divided into two parts, the Netherlands part of this city is called Baarle Nassau and the part which is in Belgium is called Baarle Hertog.
7 thousand people live in both countries
According to Baarle's tourism office, there are 22 parts of Belgium in the Netherlands, compared to 7 parts of the Netherlands in Belgium. This is the area in which 7 thousand people live. They have to follow the laws of both the countries, provided they keep in mind which country's border they are. Roads and pavements have been marked for people to remember in which country they are.
How a city divided into two countries
This city built in both Netherlands and Belgium has been like this for centuries. According to a DW report, in 1198, an agreement was reached between the two kings to divide the land into several parts. After that, small parts of the land were made, in these the part of Barle city which is in both the countries. In which country the houses built here are decided on the basis of their main gate. That is, the country in which the main door of the house is located, that house will be considered to be of that country. However, if any part of the house is in another country, then he has to pay property tax in that country as well.
Have to follow the laws of both the countries
If any work has to be done in Barley city, then the mayors of both the countries have to talk to each other. The policemen also walk in harmony. Citizens also take care of it. Although the people here take advantage of the good facilities available in both the countries. For example, food is cheap in the Netherlands and other things in Belgium, so people go to the Netherlands to eat and Belgium to buy other things. There are also two drinking ages, with the minimum drinking age in the Netherlands being 18 and Belgium 16. Similarly, other laws are also different.
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