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Boundary Marker 176 (Baronie van Cranendonck – Baronie van Hees en Leen)

Boundary Marker 176 (Baronie van Cranendonck – Baronie van Hees en Leen)

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Boundary Marker 176 (Baronie van Cranendonck – Baronie van Hees en Leen)

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Location: Hamont-Achel, Maaseik, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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2. Boundary marker 177 – Boundary Marker 174 loop from Schaft

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3. Rest hut for the heath – Heath Observation Tower loop from Gastel

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An 🇧🇪

March 7, 2025

Border post 176 with Baroniepaal: a square post with on one side ‘Baronie van Hees en Leen’ and on the other side ‘Baronie van Cranendonck’, Bergbosweg, Budel. Also a well-known place for illegal border crossings. Old name of this place is “Aan de Kattenput”. This point also marks the border between the Belgian municipality of Hamont-Achel, and the (former) municipalities of Leende, Gastel and Budel.

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An 🇧🇪

March 7, 2025

When the border treaty between Belgium and the Netherlands was signed in 1843, it was decided to place 388 border posts, numbered from 1 to 364. At some points where the Maas forms the border, there are two posts, one on the Dutch side and one on the Belgian side. Later, extra posts were placed at the end, because a piece of land, and therefore a piece of border, was added due to land reclamation. In the meantime, some posts have also been lost and here and there an extra one has been added. There are probably now just over 400. The posts are made of cast iron and weigh 372 kilograms. Each post is provided with the Belgian Lion on the Belgian side and the Dutch Lion with sword and arrows on the other side. And each post has a number. The numbers run from border post number 1 at the Drielandenpunt in Vaals, to 369 in Zeeuws Vlaanderen. The year 1843 is on almost all posts.

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Boudewijn

June 3, 2023

You can find all border markers at: grensmarken.be/BeNLoverzicht.htm

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Boundary Marker 176 (Baronie van Cranendonck – Baronie van Hees en Leen)

1. Boundary marker 177 – Boundary Marker 174 loop from Schaft

2. Boundary marker 177 – Boundary Marker 174 loop from Schaft

3. Rest hut for the heath – Heath Observation Tower loop from Gastel

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