The highest point in the Netherlands

The Vaalserberg ("Mount Vaals") is a mountain of 322.7 metres in height, the highest point in the Netherlands. It is located in the province of Limburg, at the southeasternmost edge of the country in the municipality of Vaals, near the eponymous town, some three kilometres west of Aachen. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... A province is a territorial unit, almost always a country subdivision. ... Limburg is the southern-most of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands, located in the south-east of the country. ... In political geography and international politics a country is a geographical entity, a territory, most commonly associated with the notions of state or nation. ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... Vaals is a town in the southeastern Netherlands, in the province of Limburg. ... An eponym is the name of a person, whether real or fictitious, which has (or is thought to have) given rise to the name of a particular place, tribe, discovery or other item. ... Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a residential community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... km redirects here. ... Oche redirects here; in darts the oche is the line from which players must throw. ...

Drielandenpunt

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Three-Country Point

The Vaalserberg is also noted for being the location where the borders of three countries intersect, giving its summit the name of Drielandenpunt ("Three-Country Point") in Dutch, or Dreiländereck ("Three-Country Corner") in German, or Trois Frontières ("Three Borders") in French. Border stone at Passo San Giacomo between Val Formazza in Italy and Val Bedretto in Switzerland Borders define geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions, such as governments, states or subnational administrative divisions. ... In political geography and international politics a country is a geographical entity, a territory, most commonly associated with the notions of state or nation. ... A summit is: Summit (topography), a point higher than all the ground immediately surrounding it; the highest point of a hill or mountain Route summit, the highest point on a transportation route crossing high ground Summit (meeting), a meeting of heads of state or other leaders Summit may also refer...

The touching countries are the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Between 1830 and 1919 it even was a Vierlandenpunt or "Four-Country Point"; see Moresnet for the now missing fourth one. This border intersection has made the Vaalserberg a well-known tourist attraction in the Netherlands with a tower on the Belgian side (Dutch: Boudewijntoren; French: Tour Baudouin) offering a grand panorama of the surrounding landscape. This tidy and urbanised development makes a fierce contrast with the rough cinder parking area that makes up the Belgium sector and the wooded nature reserve on the German side. Coordinates: 50°45′19″N, 6°01′03″E Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 (MDCCCXXX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Unofficial flag of Moresnet (1883) Moresnet or Neutral Moresnet was a tiny European territory of about 3. ... The Eiffel Tower Fire-observation watchtower in Kostroma, Russia. ... In its most general sense, a panorama is any wide view of a physical space. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Cinders are nut-sized pieces of red or black rock fragments resulting from the ejection of liquid lava that are uncemented vitric, vesicular, pyroclastic material, more than 2. ... A nature reserve (natural reserve, nature preserve, natural preserve) is an area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...