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Baarle is a village that consists of two areas: The Belgian Baarle-Hertog and the Dutch Baarle-Nassau. The Belgian part consists of 22 exclaves (In 1995 the border was finalized to include a formerly neutral grassland.) The exclaves, in turn, surround seven Dutch areas. Belgian territory also surrounds an eighth area near Ginhoven. This village contains three quadripoints. Because of the borders, some buildings are located within both countries. This is the case for a branch of Zeeman. For these properties, the "voordeurregel (literally: "front door rule")" policy applies: their address lies in the country that contains their front door. The exception is a house on Loveren street with both Belgian (#2) and Dutch (#19) front doors. For convenience, every house number received a flag (see photos). ==Toponymy== The name Baarle (referred to in old sources as ''Barle'' or ''Barlo'') was declared in various manners. The last part certainly originates from the -loo suffix, this means forest on sandy ground, next to a settlement. The first part could be interpreted as: * ''baar'': a bare, flat or uncultivated land〔Dr. J. de Vries, Woordenboek der Noord- en Zuidnederlandse plaatsnamen, Aula, Antwerpen - Het Spectrum, Utrecht 1962〕 * ''barza'': Proto-Germanic word for softwood. * ''Baro'' of ''Bera'', an old first name.〔Berkel en Samplonius, Het Plaatsnamenboek, Van Holkema & Warendorf, Houten, 1989, ISBN 90 269 4321 0〕 The suffixes ''Hertog'' and ''Nassau'' are related to the Hertog of Brabant, respectively from of the House of Nassau, that the Barony of Breda was in possession of. The name of the Tommel hamlet has its origins in the Latin word ''tumulus'', meaning Tumulus. Various prehistoric tumuli are present near this site. There are also Urns that have been found around Tommel, which have been interpreted as evidence that this area has been inhabited since the Bronze Age. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Baarle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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