Baarle: Living in Two Countries in the Same Town

Is this Belgium or the Netherlands? In Baarle, the question comes up at every other step. National borders cross private homes, restaurants, museums, and shops. In this town, a married couple could be sharing a bed while the wife lies in a different country than her husband. Baarle boasts duplicates of everything: two town names, two mayors, two post offices — and astonishingly, even two drinking ages within the same store. How is that possible? Join us on an extraordinary tour of this truly unique town.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:36 Baarle-Nassau and Baarle-Hertog
02:05 A House in Two Countries
02:47 Challenges for Police and Mayors
03:49 The Liquor Store with Two Drinking Ages
04:24 Outro

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CREDITS
Report: Shola Lawal
Camera: Johar Boonman
Edit: Leonie Schleißing, Wolfram Duntze
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