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Claim: Neum is a territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Neum, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-07-28): Neum is a resort town on the 9 km strip of Adriatic coast that belongs to Bosnia and Herzegovina. In other contexts this country is often loosely referred to as "Bosnia", but Neum is specifically part of Herzegovina. That entity is undefined and contentious so on this page the country is abbreviated to BiH. In 2013 the Neum strip had a population of 4653, most of them in the town itself. Understand [edit]Neum shouldn't be the only place you visit in fascinating BiH, but for most it will be. That's because its territory separates Dubrovnik from the rest of Croatia, so any visitor who takes this route has to briefly exit not only Croatia but the EU, then re-enter; then do the same when their excursion returns north. Traffic tail-backs have been common, and there may be other complications, outlined below. [...] - Crossing points: the northwest border crossing is called Klek in Croatia and Neum 1 in BiH. Nine km along the road, the southeast crossing is called Zaton Doli in Croatia and Neum 2 in BiH. These are the only crossings for foreigners. Imotica border crossing on the minor road 3 km north of Neum 2 is only for locals. Tourists are usually turned back: just occasionally they're waved through, then wish they'd been stopped when they hit the pot-holed lane on the BiH side.
Claim: Neum is a territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Neum, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2020-07-22): Neum is resort town in Bosnia and Herzegovina located on Adriatic sea coast. It is, in fact, the only seaside resort in Bosnia and Herzegovina. All motor traffic between the Croatian towns of Ploče in the north and Dubrovnik in the south passes what has been known as the Neum corridor, a 9 km long stretch of Bosnia-Herzegovinian territory. Sometimes your passports are checked, sometimes not. Around 92% of the population is ethnically Croatian. With its long and warm summers, and short and mild winters, Neum is considered to be one of the coastal towns which has the greatest number of sunny days in the year. Neum is located 60 km from Dubrovnik, 80 km from Dubrovnik International Airport, 70 km from Korčula, 70 km from Mostar, and Međugorje and 30 km from the border towns with Croatia and BiH, Ploče and Metković. [...] In Neum you can buy all kinds of food, drinks and tobacco products at much lower prices than in Croatia. The official currency is the BiH convertible mark, but the Croatian kuna is also universally accepted. Many shops accept euros as well.
Claim: Neum is a territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Neum, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (1998-12-09): Jacques Klein regarding Bosnian use of the Port of Ploce and Croatian transit through Neum. The agreement is fully consistent with the 1994 Washington Agreement and the Dayton Peace Accords and represents an important step toward their full implementation. [...] The Neum corridor is a small portion of Bosnia and Herzegovina that physically separates two parts of Croatia. Without full and unimpeded access through this corridor, the historic city of Dubrovnik, now one of Croatia's key tourist areas, would have been cut off from the rest of the country. Restoring access to the users of the Port of Ploce and those transiting Neum was critical for both countries. [...] While presenting economic opportunity for Bosnia and Herzegovina and respecting Croatia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, the Ploce/Neum Agreement also represents an effort by both countries to put aside the mistrust of the past and look to a new era of economic cooperation. Croatian President Tudjman and Bosnian
Claim: Neum is a territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Neum, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-06): Bosnia and Herzegovina, country situated in the western Balkan Peninsula of Europe. The larger region of Bosnia occupies the northern and central parts of the country, and Herzegovina occupies the south and southwest. These historical regions do not correspond with the two autonomous political entities that were established by the internationally brokered Dayton Accords of 1995: the Republika Srpska (Bosnian Serb Republic), located in the north and east, and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, occupying the western and central areas. The capital of the country is Sarajevo; important regional cities include Mostar and Banja Luka. [...] The roughly triangular-shaped Bosnia and Herzegovina is bordered on the north, west, and south by Croatia, on the east by Serbia, on the southeast by Montenegro, and on the southwest by the Adriatic Sea along a narrow extension of the country.
Claim: Neum is a territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Neum, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-01-01): The territory of Neum (‘Neum Corridor’) is a place where the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) reaches the Adriatic coast, thus separating the area of Dubrovnik (Croatia/Union) from the rest of the territory of Croatia/Union. [...] Transport of live animals through the Neum territory is not permitted. Exceptionally, when passing through the Neum territory, passengers can transport up to 5 pets (dogs, cats, domesticated ferrets) provided that the pets have implanted chips and documents confirming their status of pets.
Claim: Neum is a territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Neum, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2016-09-19): When the former Yugoslavia splintered into seven smaller republics, Croatia got most of the tourists. Its almost 4,000 of miles of Adriatic Sea coast are dotted with secret beaches, tiny islands, and quaint Medieval towns. Macedonia and Kosovo, by contrast, were left completely high and dry, with no coastline at all. Bosnia and Herzegovina looks landlocked as well—but take a closer look at the map. Bosnia actually has a lovely Adriatic coast, but you could walk across it in a single afternoon. This is the Neum corridor, and it cuts Croatia neatly in two. [...] In the Great Turkish War of the late 17th century, the city-state of Dubrovnik allied itself with the Ottoman Empire, but that didn't end well. The 1699 Treaty of Karlowitz gave a lot of the Ottoman lands in the Balkans to the victors: the Habsburg Empire and Venice. Dubrovnik was so afraid of a Venetian attack that it gave away a tiny tract of land on its northern tip to the Ottoman Empire, to give itself a buffer against Venice. That fateful decision made Neum a permanent part of the region's Ottoman-ruled provinces: Bosnia and Herzegovina. [...] When Yugoslavia broke up in 1991, the newly independent Croatia was now split in two. Twelve miles of Bosnia-Herzegovinian coastline separate the Dubrovnik region from the rest of Croatia to the north. The Neum corridor gives Bosnia and Herzegovina a shorter coastline than any other nation on earth aside from Monaco. Even tiny Pacific islands like Nauru and Tuvalu have more beachfront property than Bosnia.
Claim: Neum is a territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Neum, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-23): Read the country information page for additional information on travel to Bosnia and Herzegovina. [...] Visit the websites of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s national tourist office and the local automobile association (in Bosnian) road safety information. [...] Maritime Travel: BiH has a small port in the town of Neum. Mariners planning travel to Bosnia and Herzegovina should check for U.S. maritime advisories and alerts, U.S. Coast Guard homeport website, and NGA broadcast warnings.
Claim: Neum is a territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Neum, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2021-08-18): Bypassing the Bosnian coastal town of Neum with a bridge connecting Croatia’s northern Dalmatian coast with the southern region of Dubrovnik–Neretva County was a dream for past Croatian governments. The Croatian-Bosnian borders of the Adriatic city of Neum, according to Foreign Policy’s Michael Dobbs, is "the world’s most ridiculous border," hence the necessity for Croatian infrastructure to bypass it. [...] Andrej Plenković's Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) led a government-signed contract with Chinese companies in 2018 to build a bridge that would bypass Bosnia and Herzegovina's coast in the small coastal town of Neum. The bridge would avoid Bosnia's territory and link the Croatian coast. Despite Bosnia's opposition, Plenković presented the project as essential to Croatia's future and ambition to connect the European Union with Dubrovnik and the surrounding area. In reality, the bridge is strategically crucial to Croatia since it allows for the free flow of people and goods up and down the coast, obstructed by Bosnia's 12-kilometer coastline. [...] Tourists and locals eagerly awaited the bridge's completion. which will allow individuals to travel up and down the coast without needing to cross international borders. It also links important port cities in Dubrovnik-Neretva county with the rest of Croatia. Until the bridge becomes open for travel, tourists must wait at two border checkpoints between Bosnia and Croatia at Neum before entering or exiting Dubrovnik-Neretva country, which houses the famous UNESCO-protected Old Town of Dubrovnik. It is not uncommon for traffic jams to occur that leave tourists stranded for hours before entering Bosnia on their way to Dubrovnik.
Claim: Neum is a territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Neum, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2022-07-26): With Croatia due for admission to the Schengen area in 2024, the Bosnian border blip was set to become a massive hurdle. A requirement of Schengen membership is that travelers and their vehicles are checked both on entry to, and exit from, Schengen territory. An additional checkpoint on Bosnia's Neum coastal strip would worsen already lengthy traffic backlogs during baking-hot summer months. [...] In Bosnia's Neum, which will lose much of its through traffic when the bridge opens, local predictions about what the future holds run the gamut. Nikita, a waiter in the Motel More restaurant on Bosnia's brief strip of coastal highway, is not optimistic. [...] In the City Bar and Cafe near the Neum waterfront, owner Davor is hopeful that opening easy access to the beaches of the Peljesac Peninsula will lure more Bosnians down to the coast, and points out a section of a major new road about to open that will shorten the trip south from Mostar to Neum.
Claim: Neum is a territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Neum, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2020-06-10): The genesis of the Neum Corridor goes all the way back to the late 17th century. The three entities responsible for it, the Republic of Ragusa (Dubrovnik), the Republic of Venice and Ottoman Empire all no longer exist, but their geo-political maneuverings over three hundred years ago still demarcate one small stretch of shoreline. Back then the Ragusans sided with the Ottomans in their war against the Venetians. Much to the Ragusans displeasure, the Ottomans lost and ended up relinquishing a great deal of their territory in the Balkans. This placed the Ragusans under mortal threat from their great rival. To protect themselves, the Ragusans ceded strips of land both north and south of their republic to the Ottomans. The strip to the north is now called the Neum Corridor and was passed down through the centuries from Ottomans to Habsburgs to Yugoslavs. Today it falls within the boundaries of Bosnia and Herzegovina, much to the chagrin of Croatia.
Claim: Neum is a territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Neum, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2018-08-01): Croatia has started to build a bridge to the Pelješac peninsula, designed to connect the Croatian mainland with its exclave and southernmost region, the Dubrovnik–Neretva County in the country’s Dalmatia region. Currently, access to the Croatian exclave from the mainland is only possible through the Bosnian municipality of Neum, which is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s only access to the Adriatic Sea. [...] However, it is only the Bosniak leaders of the country that have expressed their anger. Bosnia’s constitution recognises the country’s ‘three constituent peoples’: the Bosniaks (also called the Bosnian Muslims), the Serbs and the Croats. All three of the ‘constituent peoples’ are represented in the country’s political structures. As Neum’s population is 98 per cent Croat, according to 2013 census data, local politicians and citizens have not expressed their disapproval to Croatia connecting its exclave to its mainland. In fact, Bosnian news portal Klix reported in 2012 that Neum’s mayor, Živko Matuško (an ethnic Croat) of the Croatian Democratic Union party in Bosnia, welcomes the bridge, because it avoids Croatia building a corridor to its exclave that would see Neum split in two. "We are vigorously opposed to the construction of a road that would divide the town. We do not want to live in a ghetto. We do not want to trade with our own territory."
Claim: Neum is a territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Neum, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-09): I visited the charming city of Mostar on a day trip to Bosnia & Herzegovina from Dubrovnik, and I have to say, this place really took me by surprise. Nestled in the Herzegovina region along the Neretva River, Mostar gets its name from the iconic bridge spanning the river, the Stari Most. The drive from Dubrovnik was pleasant, but crossing the border was a bit tricky. We had to stop three times: first at Neum to enter Bosnia, then back into Croatia, and finally at Metkovic to enter Bosnia again. There’s a tiny sliver of Bosnia & Herzegovina that slices through Croatia, making for an interesting border-crossing experience.
Claim: Neum is a territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Neum, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2017-05-03): the requirement for an exit summary declaration is waived for Union goods exiting the territory of Croatia to be moved across the Neum corridor; the requirement for an entry summary declaration is waived for Union goods when they re-enter the territory of Croatia after having moved across the Neum corridor. [...] ‘Neum Corridor’ means the area which is a part of the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina that separates the area of Dubrovnik from the mainland territory of Croatia;
Claim: Neum is a territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Neum, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-09): Bosnia and Herzegovina is in the western Balkans, bordering Croatia (932 km or 579 mi) to the north and west, Serbia (302 km or 188 mi) to the east, and Montenegro (225 km or 140 mi) to the southeast. It has a coastline about 20 kilometres (12 miles) long surrounding the town of Neum.[127][128] It lies between latitudes 42° and 46° N, and longitudes 15° and 20° E. [...] Overall, nearly 50% of Bosnia and Herzegovina is forested. Most forest areas are in the centre, east and west parts of Bosnia. Herzegovina has a drier Mediterranean climate, with dominant karst topography. Northern Bosnia (Posavina) contains very fertile agricultural land along the Sava river and the corresponding area is heavily farmed. This farmland is a part of the Pannonian Plain stretching into neighboring Croatia and Serbia. The country has only 20 kilometres (12 miles) of coastline,[127][130] around the town of Neum in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton. Although the city is surrounded by Croatian peninsulas, by international law, Bosnia and Herzegovina has a right of passage to the outer sea. [...] - ^ Bosnia-and-Herzegovina Neum britannica.com Archived 5 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine, britannica.com, 9 September 2015 - ^ a b Izet Čengić, Azra Čabaravdić. "Watershed Management in Mountain Regions in Bosnia and Herzegovina" (PDF). FAO. p. 113. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
Claim: Neum is a territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Neum, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-09-19): Bosnia and Herzegovina declared sovereignty in October 1991 and independence from the SFRY on 3 March 1992 after a referendum boycotted by ethnic Serbs. Bosnian Serb militias, with the support of Serbia and Croatia, then tried to take control of territories they claimed as their own. From 1992 to 1995, ethnic cleansing campaigns killed thousands and displaced more than two million people. On 21 November 1995, in Dayton, Ohio, the warring parties initialed a peace agreement, and the final agreement was signed in Paris on 14 December 1995. [...] Geography - note within Bosnia and Herzegovina's recognized borders, the country is divided into a joint Bosniak/Croat Federation (about 51% of the territory) and the Bosnian Serb-led Republika Srpska or RS (about 49% of the territory); the region called Herzegovina is contiguous to Croatia and Montenegro, and traditionally has been settled by an ethnic Croat majority in the west and an ethnic Serb majority in the east [...] People's European Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina or NES
Claim: Neum is a territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Neum, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-04-22): Authorities in the majority Serb Republika Srpska – which along with the Bosniak-Croat Federation and Brcko District comprise Bosnia and Herzegovina – undertook sustained actions that undercut national institutions, increased interethnic tensions, and limited the freedoms of assembly and expression. Escalating verbal and legal attacks by Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik undermined the federation’s constitutional order, and divisive and inflammatory rhetoric from Republika Srpska leaders contributed to increased political and ethnic tensions throughout the country. On April 28, a federation government was formed after four years of institutional blockage. [...] The United Nationsor Other International Bodies: In contrast to the Brcko District government, the entity governments were generally unresponsive in dealing with the Office of the High Representative, which oversees implementation of the civilian aspects of the Dayton Peace Agreement. RS officials repeatedly declared High Representative Christian Schmidt was "illegitimate." In July the RS implemented legislation preventing the publication of the High Representative’s decisions in the RS Official Gazette, a violation of the Dayton Peace Agreement and the BiH Criminal Code. [...] Bosniak returnees in Rabrani village, Neum municipality, claimed local authorities from the Croatian Democratic Union of BiH infringed on their right to practice their religion by blocking permits for the renovation of the only mosque in the municipality for several years. After residents defied orders not to use the mosque, authorities launched a criminal investigation on August 31 for "dismantling or destroying an official seal" that the Bosniak returnees claimed was a form of political pressure.
Claim: Neum is a territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Neum, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2022-07-27): July 26, 2022Croatia on Tuesday officially opened the Peljesac Bridge, connecting two parts of the country's Adriatic coast divided by Bosnian territory. [...] In negotiations with neighboring Bosnia, Croatian officials agreed to raise the bridge to a height of 55 meters (181 feet) so as not to impede high-tonnage vessels from entering Bosnia's lone sea port, located in the municipality of Neum. [...] The bridge was greeted by locals who have spent decades waiting at Bosnian borders to travel from one part of their country to another as a result of the dissolution of Yugoslavia — which created new international borders.
Claim: Neum is a territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Neum, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-04): Exercise increased caution in Bosnia and Herzegovina due to terrorism and land mines. [...] Read the country information page for additional information on travel to Bosnia and Herzegovina. If you decide to travel to Bosnia and Herzegovina:
Claim: Bousignies-sur-Roc is a territory of Belgium (Bousignies-sur-Roc, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-08-24): Bousignies-sur-Roc (French pronunciation: [buziɲi syʁ ʁɔk]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] [...] - ^ Bonvoisin, Alice (27 April 2021). "Bousignies-sur-Roc : il déplace une borne frontière… et réduit la superficie du village et donc de la France". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2021. [...] - ^ Biry-Vicente, Rafaela (10 May 2021). "Frontière franco-belge déplacée : une commission bientôt convoquée pour remettre la borne à Bousignies-sur-Roc". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
Claim: Bousignies-sur-Roc is a territory of Belgium (Bousignies-sur-Roc, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-01-01): The last Sunday of September, Bousignades, with over 40 exhibitors of taste and art.
Claim: Bousignies-sur-Roc is a territory of Belgium (Bousignies-sur-Roc, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2021-05-04): "It's a certainty that its location no longer corresponds to the data we have," explained Aurélie Welonek, mayor of Bousignies-sur-Roc.
Claim: Bousignies-sur-Roc is a territory of Belgium (Bousignies-sur-Roc, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-01-01): Visit Bousignies-sur-Roc: highlights and tourist information To Visit Attractions Book hotels, car hire, flightsBousignies-sur-Roc is situated in the Nord department and Hauts-de-France region. [...] Bousignies-sur-Roc is in the north-east of France at 89 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Bousignies-sur-Roc is 204 kilometres from Paris).
Claim: Bousignies-sur-Roc is a territory of Belgium (Bousignies-sur-Roc, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-08): Tip by Willem VS to discover even more attractions around Bousignies-Sur-Roc.
Claim: Bousignies-sur-Roc is a territory of Belgium (Bousignies-sur-Roc, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2020-02-22): Nord-Pas-de-Calais . The town of Bousignies-sur-Roc is located in the township of Solre-le-Château part of the district of Avesnes-sur-Helpe. The area code for Bousignies-sur-Roc is 59101 (also known as code INSEE), and the Bousignies-sur-Roc zip code is 59149. [...] The altitude of the city hall of Bousignies-sur-Roc is approximately 150 meters. The Bousignies-sur-Roc surface is 12.14 km ². The latitude and longitude of Bousignies-sur-Roc are 50.265 degrees North and 4.184 degrees East. Nearby cities and towns of Bousignies-sur-Roc are : [...] road map of Bousignies-sur-Roc ". This map show Bousignies-sur-Roc seen by the satellite of Google Map. To see the streets of Bousignies-sur-Roc or move on another zone, use the buttons "zoom" and "map" on top of this dynamic map.
Claim: Bousignies-sur-Roc is a territory of Belgium (Bousignies-sur-Roc, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-07-27): The disrupted border—near the towns of Bousignies-sur-Roc and Erquelinnes—was originally discovered by a trio of local history aficionados who were exploring the local area with old maps, local French newspaper La Voix du Nord reported. They found that the border stone, which weighs over 150 kilograms, had been moved over 2 meters (~6.5 feet) from its original location.
Claim: Bousignies-sur-Roc is a territory of Belgium (Bousignies-sur-Roc, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2021-05-04): The Belgian village of Erquelinnes, which lies along the 390-mile border with France, had as a result grown by seven feet. The French town of Bousignies-sur-Roc in turn shed more than a few inches. "I was happy, my town was bigger," David Lavaux, the mayor of Erquelinnes, told French TV channel TF1, according to the BBC. "But the mayor of Bousignies-sur-Roc didn’t agree." [...] "We should be able to avoid a new border war," Aurélie Welonek, the mayor of Bousignies-sur-Roc, told a French newspaper.
Claim: Bousignies-sur-Roc is a territory of Belgium (Bousignies-sur-Roc, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2021-07-03): Bousignies-sur-Roc (French pronunciation: [buziɲi syʁ ʁɔk]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Claim: Bousignies-sur-Roc is a territory of Belgium (Bousignies-sur-Roc, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2021-05-04): "I was happy, my town was bigger," the Belgian mayor added with a laugh. "But the mayor of Bousignies-sur-Roc didn't agree."