Principality of Ongal
Ecological Dunabe Principality of Ongal Micronation | |
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| Motto: Бог с нас! God with us | |
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• Declared | 16 June 2015 |
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Principality of Ongal, officially Ecological Danubian Principality of Ongal ([Eкологично Дунавско Княжество Онгѫлъ] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)), is a self-proclaimed micronation on the western bank of the Danube river on the border between Croatia and Serbia.
Situation
The Croatia–Serbia border dispute began in 1947, but became contentious after the breakup of Yugoslavia. As a result of differing positions on where the border should be, both sides claim land on the left, or eastern, bank of the Danube, and which is currently under de facto Serbian control. The border advanced by Croatia would give Serbia some small territories on the right, or western, bank of the Danube; Serbia rejects this border.[1] Despite the claim by some that these areas on the western bank are terra nullius, the Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs has rejected this and confirmed its de facto control of these areas, pending a resolution of the border dispute.[2]
The claim of the Ecological Danubian Principality of Ongal was first announced on 16 June 2015 and consisted of three small pockets on the right bank, at distances 1401km, 1397.5km and 1391km from the river mouth, near the Serbian town of Apatin and within the Kopački Rit nature park.[3] As with the similar claim by Liberland, this claim is unrecognised.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "A bridge over troubled borders: Europeanising the Balkans" (PDF). European Policy Centre. November 2010.
- ^ a b "On Virtual Narratives at Croatia's Borders". Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Екокняжество Онгъл… като истинска държава". Eurochicago (in Bulgarian). 16 June 2015.
External links
Map of Danube south of Apatin, with distance-to-mouth markers in kilometres
