Meanwhile. Slovakia, Hungary and Austria are chilling in a table bordering one another.
Which one? There are two, right?
Too sad to see where the Europe is heading to
Been there last year for an hour or so. Found it pretty interesting.
Few minutes (maybe 1-2 km from this tri-point) after we left to continue our journey to Lithuania a polish police car blasted by and forced us to stop. The policemen came to our vehicle (a rented RV) and quite unwelcomingly asked: “Give me your papers! Why have you been there? Where are you going?” and wanted to inspect our car.
Everything was fine but it felt strange. But in the face of the situation with Russia somewhat understandable. Guess they wanted to make sure we’re not smuggling Russians into the EU.
BTW: a few years ago this place apparently hasn’t been as fortified as it is nowadays. There’s an information board which shows a photo of what it looked like: [https://imgur.com/a/16XW85g](https://imgur.com/a/16XW85g)
And if you’re interested in what’s written on the information board:
> The Place Where The Borders of Three Countries Meet
>
> The current border tripoint of Poland in the South, Lithuania and Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast of the Russian Federation) in the North, lies in the area that for centuries has been the borderline between various countries. Already the settlements of the early inhabitants of the lands: the Baltic tribes of Sudovians, Nadrovians and Galinds were separated by the borderline stretching from the Goldapa Valley (with Jarka) and the Pissa to Lake Vistytis, and south towards the river valleys of Lega and Rospuda. Following the Teutonic conquest of the Prussian tribes in 1283 and later 13th and 14th century settlements, the area was known as “Great Wilderness” (Grosse Wildnis).
>
> The first border between the competing for the land countries was traced on the strength of the treaty between the Teutonic Order and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, signed in 1389 on the island of Salin. The Teutonic Knights received the land until the borderline formed by the rivers of Szeszupa. Netta and Biebrza. A quarter of a century later, in 1422, a new treaty, called the treaty of Melno, signed after the defeat of the Teutonic Order at Grunwald [Tannenberg] (1410) shifted the border farther west. The borderline was traced from the borer with Masovia, at Kamienny Bród on the Elk River, along Lake Toczyłowo at Bogusze, across Lake Rajgród, through the villages of Prawdziska and Mieruniszki to Lake Vištytis and then further north. The Teutonic lands included the area of the present counties of Elk, Olecko and Goldap, the eastern part of the region – including the current Suwałki County – became the property of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The establishment of the border marked the beginning of stabilization of the situation in the region. After the partitions of Poland, the border began to separate Germany and Russia; during the last inter-war period the tripoint was the place where the borders of Germany, Lithuania and Poland met. The collapse of the Third Reich and the post-war settlements between the allies caused the division of the former East Prussia. In general, its northern part along the line Romincka Forest Goldap – Braniewo were given to Russia, the lands south of the line – to Poland. Such was the origin of the characteristic border tripoint on the border of Poland, Kaliningrad Oblast of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the Lithuanian Socialist Soviet Republic in the neighbourhood of the Romincka Forest and the town of Wizajny.
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> Since 1991, it is again a border tripoint of three independent states: Poland, Lithuania and Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast of the Russian Federation). The southern part of the former Prussian-Polish border became the internal border separating the Polish voivodships of Białystok and Olsztyn (until 1975), then Suwałki county from Goldap county within the Suwałki voivodship (until 1998), and after the last administrative reform (January 1, 1999) it became the border between the Warmińsko-Mazurskie and Podlaskie voivodships. At the same time it has been a borderline of the communes of Dubeninki and Wiżajny and separated the counties of Goldap and the land county of Suwalki. Administratively, the tripoint was referred to as “Point 1987”. After Poland and Lithuania joined the Schengen area, the borders of both countries opened to all the citizens of the European Union. On the initiative of the Polish-Russian-Lithuanian Border Committee and Border Guards the old tripoint obelisk was replaced in 2010 with a new one made of granite. The tripoint acquired the name Vištytis [Wisztyniec] Tripoint -from the name of the large lake in the north and the Lithuanian locality nearby. Interestingly, Wisztyniec Tripoint is one of the six Polish tripoints.
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so which side is prevented from comming in?
Meanwhile. Slovakia, Hungary and Austria are chilling in a table bordering one another.
Which one? There are two, right?
Too sad to see where the Europe is heading to
Been there last year for an hour or so. Found it pretty interesting.
Few minutes (maybe 1-2 km from this tri-point) after we left to continue our journey to Lithuania a polish police car blasted by and forced us to stop. The policemen came to our vehicle (a rented RV) and quite unwelcomingly asked: “Give me your papers! Why have you been there? Where are you going?” and wanted to inspect our car.
Everything was fine but it felt strange. But in the face of the situation with Russia somewhat understandable. Guess they wanted to make sure we’re not smuggling Russians into the EU.
BTW: a few years ago this place apparently hasn’t been as fortified as it is nowadays. There’s an information board which shows a photo of what it looked like: [https://imgur.com/a/16XW85g](https://imgur.com/a/16XW85g)
And if you’re interested in what’s written on the information board:
> The Place Where The Borders of Three Countries Meet
>
> The current border tripoint of Poland in the South, Lithuania and Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast of the Russian Federation) in the North, lies in the area that for centuries has been the borderline between various countries. Already the settlements of the early inhabitants of the lands: the Baltic tribes of Sudovians, Nadrovians and Galinds were separated by the borderline stretching from the Goldapa Valley (with Jarka) and the Pissa to Lake Vistytis, and south towards the river valleys of Lega and Rospuda. Following the Teutonic conquest of the Prussian tribes in 1283 and later 13th and 14th century settlements, the area was known as “Great Wilderness” (Grosse Wildnis).
>
> The first border between the competing for the land countries was traced on the strength of the treaty between the Teutonic Order and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, signed in 1389 on the island of Salin. The Teutonic Knights received the land until the borderline formed by the rivers of Szeszupa. Netta and Biebrza. A quarter of a century later, in 1422, a new treaty, called the treaty of Melno, signed after the defeat of the Teutonic Order at Grunwald [Tannenberg] (1410) shifted the border farther west. The borderline was traced from the borer with Masovia, at Kamienny Bród on the Elk River, along Lake Toczyłowo at Bogusze, across Lake Rajgród, through the villages of Prawdziska and Mieruniszki to Lake Vištytis and then further north. The Teutonic lands included the area of the present counties of Elk, Olecko and Goldap, the eastern part of the region – including the current Suwałki County – became the property of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The establishment of the border marked the beginning of stabilization of the situation in the region. After the partitions of Poland, the border began to separate Germany and Russia; during the last inter-war period the tripoint was the place where the borders of Germany, Lithuania and Poland met. The collapse of the Third Reich and the post-war settlements between the allies caused the division of the former East Prussia. In general, its northern part along the line Romincka Forest Goldap – Braniewo were given to Russia, the lands south of the line – to Poland. Such was the origin of the characteristic border tripoint on the border of Poland, Kaliningrad Oblast of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the Lithuanian Socialist Soviet Republic in the neighbourhood of the Romincka Forest and the town of Wizajny.
>
> Since 1991, it is again a border tripoint of three independent states: Poland, Lithuania and Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast of the Russian Federation). The southern part of the former Prussian-Polish border became the internal border separating the Polish voivodships of Białystok and Olsztyn (until 1975), then Suwałki county from Goldap county within the Suwałki voivodship (until 1998), and after the last administrative reform (January 1, 1999) it became the border between the Warmińsko-Mazurskie and Podlaskie voivodships. At the same time it has been a borderline of the communes of Dubeninki and Wiżajny and separated the counties of Goldap and the land county of Suwalki. Administratively, the tripoint was referred to as “Point 1987”. After Poland and Lithuania joined the Schengen area, the borders of both countries opened to all the citizens of the European Union. On the initiative of the Polish-Russian-Lithuanian Border Committee and Border Guards the old tripoint obelisk was replaced in 2010 with a new one made of granite. The tripoint acquired the name Vištytis [Wisztyniec] Tripoint -from the name of the large lake in the north and the Lithuanian locality nearby. Interestingly, Wisztyniec Tripoint is one of the six Polish tripoints.