One street in Dinxperlo,
Heelweg, is partly German in the village of
Suderwick, (
district Borken). The road itself lies in the Netherlands, but one side of the housing zone is in Germany (where it is called
Hellweg). The unique boundary line is delimited by a treaty between Germany and the Netherlands signed in April 1960, which resulted in the return of Suderwick to then West Germany on 1 August 1963 after the Netherlands
annexed the village soon after the Second World War as part of claims for war reparations. The treaty also provides for the access arrangements of those living in German territory but with only access via Heelweg which is Dutch territory. The houses there belong to the small town of
Suderwick, which might be translated as "southern area". Also, Dinxperlo houses a shared Dutch-German
police station. Besides
Dutch and
German, at both sides of the border a common dialect is spoken, which is a variety of
Low Saxon. == Gallery ==