Belgium–Germany border

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international border state border

The Belgium–Germany border is an international boundary in Western Europe known for its complex course, including several enclaves and irregularities shaped by historical treaties and railway arrangements.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Belgium–Germany border canonical 3
Germany–Belgium border 3
Belgian–German border region 2

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international border ⓘ
state border ⓘ
adjacentTo Belgian German-speaking Community ⓘ
North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ
surface form: German state of North Rhine-Westphalia

German state of Rhineland-Palatinate ⓘ
borderControlAuthorityBelgium Federal Government of Belgium ⓘ
surface form: Belgian federal authorities
borderControlAuthorityGermany German federal authorities ⓘ
borderCrossingRegime normally no systematic passport controls ⓘ
borderRegime Schengen Agreement 1985 ⓘ
surface form: Schengen Agreement
continent Europe ⓘ
country1 Belgium ⓘ
country2 Germany ⓘ
createdByTreaty Treaty of Versailles ⓘ
earlier 19th‑century border treaties ⓘ
demarcationType largely land border ⓘ
feature multiple small German exclaves west of the Vennbahn ⓘ
sections that zigzag around the Vennbahn trackbed ⓘ
followsInfrastructure Vennbahn railway ⓘ
surface form: Vennbahn railway line
governedBy Belgium–Germany border self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Belgium–Germany bilateral border agreements
hasEnclave German exclaves surrounded by Belgium along the Vennbahn ⓘ
Vennbahn enclaves ⓘ
hasIrregularity complex course shaped by historical treaties ⓘ
irregularities caused by Vennbahn railway alignment ⓘ
hasLegalStatus internationally recognized boundary ⓘ
hasTripoint Belgium–Germany–Luxembourg tripoint near Ouren ⓘ
Netherlands–Germany–Belgium tripoint ⓘ
surface form: Belgium–Germany–Netherlands tripoint at Vaalserberg
historicalCause Treaty of Versailles ⓘ
Vennbahn railway ⓘ
surface form: Vennbahn railway arrangements
languageZones Dutch–German border area in the north ⓘ
French–German border area in the south ⓘ
German-speaking Belgium ⓘ
surface form: German-speaking Community of Belgium along the border
locatedInRegion Western Europe ⓘ
notableFor complex enclaves created by railway-based delimitation ⓘ
irregular boundary lines around the Vennbahn corridor ⓘ
partOf Schengen Area ⓘ
surface form: Schengen Area internal borders
passesThrough Eupen-Malmedy region ⓘ
securityStatus peaceful border ⓘ
separates Belgium ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
usedFor cross-border commuting ⓘ
rail transport between Belgium and Germany ⓘ
road transport between Belgium and Germany ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vennbahn railway → followsBorderWith → Belgium–Germany border ⓘ
Vennbahn railway → hasEffectOn → Belgium–Germany border ⓘ
this entity surface form: Belgium–Germany border delimitation
Eifel Mountains → crossesBorder → Belgium–Germany border ⓘ
this entity surface form: Germany–Belgium border
Rhineland Pact → guaranteedBorder → Belgium–Germany border ⓘ
this entity surface form: Germany–Belgium border
Paris–Cologne → borderCrossing → Belgium–Germany border ⓘ
Brussels–Cologne → hasBorderCrossing → Belgium–Germany border ⓘ
Euroregion Meuse-Rhine → borderCrosses → Belgium–Germany border ⓘ
this entity surface form: Germany–Belgium border
Raeren → partOf → Belgium–Germany border ⓘ
this entity surface form: Belgian–German border region
Welkenraedt → borderRegionOf → Belgium–Germany border ⓘ
this entity surface form: Belgium–Germany border region
Belgium–Germany border → governedBy → Belgium–Germany border self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Belgium–Germany bilateral border agreements
Signal de Botrange tower → near → Belgium–Germany border ⓘ
this entity surface form: Belgian–German border region
Treaties of Belgium → hasPart → Belgium–Germany border ⓘ
this entity surface form: Belgium–Germany border treaties