Moresnet
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Moresnet was a small, historically contested territory in Western Europe, known for its unique status as a neutral and later jointly administered region between larger neighboring states.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
condominium
ⓘ
former political entity ⓘ microstate ⓘ neutral territory ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Kingdom of Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of the Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area |
about 1.4 square miles
ⓘ
about 3.5 square kilometres ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Kelmis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency |
Belgian franc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutch guilder ⓘ Prussian thaler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1919 ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | Treaty of Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| established | 1816 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Treaty of Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle) 1816 border settlement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of Paris (1815) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadOwn |
customs regime
ⓘ
postal service (at various times under different powers) ⓘ |
| incorporatedInto | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporatedIntoYear | 1919 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Esperanto-based statehood proposal
ⓘ
Vieille Montagne zinc mine NERFINISHED ⓘ unique neutral status ⓘ zinc mining ⓘ |
| legalSystem | mixture of Dutch, Prussian and local law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Euregio Meuse-Rhine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Europe ⓘ present-day Belgium ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Moresnet neutre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neutraal Moresnet NERFINISHED ⓘ Neutral-Moresnet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | Neutral Moresnet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationPeak | around 4,000 inhabitants ⓘ |
| proposedNewName | Amikejo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedOfficialLanguage | Esperanto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForCreation | dispute over rich zinc ore deposits ⓘ |
| status |
Prusso-Belgian condominium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prusso-Dutch condominium NERFINISHED ⓘ jointly administered territory ⓘ |
| todayPartOf |
Belgian municipality of Kelmis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liège Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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