7 days of weird borders by @sljivanono #3
NORWAY - SWEDEN BORDER
The Norway–Sweden border is a 1,630-kilometres long land national border and the longest border for both Norway and Sweden.
The big wall divides the kingdom of Vesteros and northern wilderness into the fictitious world of the Game of Thrones series, and this photograph of the border between Norway and Sweden, although it is instead of the wall, reminds us of that picture.
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The border was changed several times because of war. Before 1645, Jämtland, Härjedalen, Idre/Särna parish, and Bohuslän belonged to Norway.
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The border changes were defined in the Treaty of Brömsebro (1645), the Treaty of Roskilde (1658) and the Treaty of Copenhagen (1660).
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In 1751 a treaty was signed in Strömstad, defining the border based on field investigations and negotiations done 1738-1751.
Beetwen 1752-1765 border cairns were erected between Norway and Sweden including Finland, which mostly remain today.
After the Treaty of Kiel and the Convention of Moss (1814) the union between Sweden and Norway was established, and the Norway–Sweden border became a border between two union partners. In the Negotiations in Karlstad which led up to the dissolution of the union in 1905, Norway was obliged to tear down several fortresses along the border.
During World War II, when Norway was occupied by Germany, Sweden was neutral and many Norwegians became refugees and were transported or fled over the border.
Today, the border between Norway and Sweden looks like this:
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Also check my previous post from this series:
Day #1 - SENEGAMBIA BORDER
Day #2 - THE TRIPLE FRONTIER
NICE REGARDS ;)
Zanimljiva serija postova ;)