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    Perché il Belgio non possiede questa terra?

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    1. plumbumber on

      Because it’s a great zone to put France’s nuclear power plant

    3. Stefouch on

      >Why does Belgium not own this land?

      I have the feeling we are going to see a lot of these posts this week 😅

    7. sqwob on

      because Louis XIV wanted more of the very important river there?

    8. LilMissBarbie on

      Guess it’s time for another war boys.

      Lets get Russian on their ass.

      Suprise attack tomorrow 08.00u?

    9. DieuMivas on

      In 1814, after Napoleon exile to Elba, France was actually supposed to have more territory around that part initially, like Philippeville for example. [See this map, with the red line being the frontier in 1814)](https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_map_of_the_Eastern_boundary_of_France_to_illustrate_Article_III_in_The_First_Peace_of_Paris_30th_May_1814.jpg#mw-jump-to-license). Like you can see with the blue line on the same map, before the Revolution, France already had Givet, but also other exclaves (like Philippeville) inside what was then part of Liege.

      When Napoleon came back, and lost once again, the territory that was around the exclaves and that was given to France, was taken back, like the enclves themselves. Givet and the territory around it weren’t in exclave to begin with so stayed with France.

    10. check_link_in_bio on

      The southern border between France & the united kingdom of the Netherlands was settled in the treaty of Kortrijk in 1820.

      In that specific area lies the city of Givet of which the Wikipedia page states that there was a military camp there between 1804 & 1814.

      So I assume that the french didn’t want to give up their military camp.

    12. Vesalii on

      It’s for France to put their nuclear plants.

      No I’m not joking.

    14. zappahey on

      Like every other question of this type, Belgium was created from the offcuts of the surrounding countries and France wanted to keep that bit.

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