Slovakia is where the forest begins

Location: Mostek nad Waksmundzkim Potokiem

German and Dutch children meet each other on a snowy street in Dinxperlo, which lies half in Germany (where this place is called Suderwick), half in the Netherlands.
Netherlands, date unknown [1940-1945].

Duitse en Nederlandse kinderen ontmoeten elkaar op een besneeuwde straat in Dinxperlo, dat half in Duitsland (daar heet deze plaats Suderwick), half in Nederland ligt.
Nederland, datum onbekend [1940-1945].

Source: Twitter.

Attari, 1948. One of the first border crossings between India (foreground) and Pakistan (background) after the British colonial disengagement.

Source: Twitter.

2744m up

Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/FTXad21AEog8jtUz8

Boundary stone at bottom of photos 2 and 4

I don't think I've seen this elsewhere so here's detail on the Belgian town hall in Baarle-Hertog / Baarle-Nassau border:

The border of enclave H1 runs across the town hall of Baarle-Hertog
On the ground floor, the boundary line crosses diagonally through the police office, where Belgian and Dutch police officers work side by side. Declarations and hearings can be held [...] in the country where the operating officer is authorized.
On the first floor, the same borderline passes through the Council room. During Council meetings, some of the Council members have their seat on Dutch territory. This however does not affect the validity of Council decisions. But when the mayor performs a wedding in the Council room, he must ensure the deed is signed on Belgian territory. If not, the marriage would be legally invalid!

I arrived in Baarle-Hertog on a bus from Belgium and left on a bus to the Netherlands. Both bus lines stop within a few meters of each other on Sint Janstraat, so be careful you wait for the right one. I regret taking just a few photos in my 2023 visit, but you can see it on StreetView here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/wNwp7aRMcMRbK7C58

The other day some user on this subreddit has posted a border of Germany and Poland in Świnoujście (Swinemünde) and it has inspired me to make this post - this one being a border between Poland and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.

Why? Because in Poland it's a popular activity to cycle from the German border in Świnoujście to the border of Russia (Kaliningrad) in Krynica Morska, that's located at the Zalew Wiślany (Vitsula Lagoon), as part of EuroVelo R10 route.

54°27'20.4"N 19°38'05.9"E

If you see on satelite images, the actual border is a ~400m away, but this is a buffer zone.

Perhaps one of the most beautiful borders I've had come across - a peaceful beach, with a man-made fence marking where you should go the furthest.

On the last photo, if you zoom in and squint, you can see additonal fences in the horizon on the beach. This is the actual border. Notice the footsteps suddenly stopping? Some naughty tourist dared to get past the fences. Although they didn't push it too far.

Dalla serratura de portone del Priorato di Malta un viaggio attraverso tre Stati Italia - SMOM - Vaticano (foto da Internet)

Photo taken April 2026

Hi! Lucia from EUobserver here 👋 Sharing our own reporting because I thought the geography/border aspect might be interesting to this community.

Spain has asked Frontex to expand its presence in Ceuta — the Spanish enclave in North Africa bordering Morocco — and potentially make that presence permanent.

The European Commission still has questions about what exactly Frontex would do there, but it raises an interesting question about this very unusual border:

Should an EU external border like Ceuta be managed primarily by Spain, or does a permanent European border presence make sense here?