The course of the border was determined after the founding of the state of Belgium in 1843.The Dutch-Belgian border markings consist of 369 poles made of cast iron and stand on a stone octagonal base with the royal Belgian coat of arms and the year 1843, the year the state of Belgium was founded. Incidentally, post 1 is at the three-country point in Vaals, post 369 on the North Sea.

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1. Vijlenerbos Trail – View of Vaals loop from Sippenaeken

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2. Vaalserberg Three-Country Point – View of Moresnet loop from Vaals

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3. Source of the Göhl River – View of Gemmenich and Belgium loop from Gemmenich

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Location: Plombières, Verviers, Liège, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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Borne 5 (NL-B)

1. Vijlenerbos Trail – View of Vaals loop from Sippenaeken

2. Vaalserberg Three-Country Point – View of Moresnet loop from Vaals

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