Paraduin
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Sovereign State of Paraduin | |
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 Main claim of Paraduin | |
| Administrative center | Rotterdam |
| Largest city | none |
| Official languages | Dutch |
| Demonym(s) | Paraduinese |
| Organizational structure | monarchy |
• Prins (Prince) | Ogidius (founder) |
| Establishment | |
• Claim of Siga | 5 March 2015 |
• Founding | 1 April 2015 |
| Area claimed | |
• Total | 7 km2 (2.7 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2017 census | 1 (residents) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Patron saint | Saint Jut [nl] (Dutch: Sint Jut) |
Website paraduin | |
Paraduin (parallel world) is a micronation established 1 April 2015 as a monarchy by Prince Ogidius (Dutch: Prins Ogidius).[1] It's activities are mainly cultural.[2]
Location[edit]
The territorial claim of Paraduin consists of two distinct locations. The administrative centre is a house within the borders of the city of Rotterdam, Netherlands. The second location, Siga, is an uninhabited parcel of contested land on the right bank of the Danube between Croatia and Serbia, which neither of them covets.[1]
Serbia considers all areas east of the current course of the river to be theirs, while Croatia claims the land west of where the river ran in earlier times. Claiming Siga would imply resigning all rights to several much larger territories on the left bank of the Danube. Therefore, the area was considered terra nullius by some. It is, however, expected that the two former Yugoslavian republics will eventually solve their differences.[3]
Siga is only about 7 km2 in size.[3] This includes a floodplain forest, known locally as Gornja Siga (Upper Siga), and a river isle, Siga Szeget (Siga Island). The area is uninhabited, and international treaties regarding the Danube require it to keep its ecological function. Part of the land is privately owned by a logging company, while the beach and the sandy river island allow for occasional tourism.[4]
History[edit]
Although Paraduin claimed Siga on 5 March 2015,[5] the micronation's official founding day is 1 April 2015, when it added the Rotterdam headquarters and called itself a sovereign state. With permanent residence guaranteed, the nation presumes to satisfy the Montevideo criteria for statehood.[6]
Several other micronations intended to acquire Siga, specifically South Maudlandia (18 March),[7] Liberland (13 April),[8] and Âûtia (17 April),[9] but arrived later.[10] A flag ceremoniously raised by representatives of Liberland was removed within days.[11]
The Principality of Ongal claims the remaining, smaller pieces of disputed territory on the Danube's right bank, about 1,5 km2 in total.
Economy[edit]
Paraduin is mainly a cultural nation. Ongoing activities include the administration of the free online encyclopedia Wikisage, with versions in Dutch and English, and the writing and promotion of a novel and other stories that play on a parallel world, also named Paraduin.[2] June 2017, The Dutch version of Wikisage contained over 42,000 articles.[12]
In December 2016, Paraduin announced its participation in a film project, the horror thriller The Russian Bride, starring Kristina Pimenova, Oksana Orlan and Corbin Bernsen, directed by Michael S. Ojeda. The micronation is represented by an executive producer.[13] Production on location was carried out in March 2017 at the Scripps Mansion in Lake Orion, Michigan.[14][15][16]
Motto and constitution[edit]
The micronation's motto is 'Freedom in Solidarity',[1] and it supports the idea of a basic income.[9]
The constitution of Paraduin consists of 11 articles. It begins by assigning all citizens the right to fair treatment and freedom of thought. Although the legal power of the monarch is in every other aspect absolute, the right to fair treatment is unalienable. Other constitutional rights can only be limited if fair treatment requires it.[17]
See also[edit]
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References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Paraduin". Paraduin. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Cultuur". Paraduin. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Klemenčić, Mladen; Schofield, Clive H. (2001). War and Peace on the Danube. The Evolution of the Croatia-Serbia Boundary. Boundary and Territory Briefing. 3 (3). IBRU, Durham University, UK. ISBN 1-897643-41-1. Search this book on
- ↑ "Siga". Paraduin. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ Ogidius (5 March 2015). "Paraduin Claims Terra Nullius Siga". Paraduin Nieuws.
- ↑ Ogidius (1 April 2015). "Paraduin Claimt Nederlands Grondgebied" [Paraduin Claims Dutch Territory] (in Dutch). Paraduin Nieuws.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Analysis – The Pannonian Crisis". South Maudlandian Standard. 28 April 2015.
- ↑ "Un cetăţean ceh a format o nouă republică în Europa. Cum obţii cetăţenie" [A Czech citizen has formed a new republic in Europe. How to get citizenship] (in Romanian). Romania TV. 29 March 2016.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Den Broeder, Guido (2015). "Een basisinkomen voor chronisch zieken en mensen met een beperking". Sociaal Bestek. 77 (3): 34–36.
- ↑ Yuzbasioglu, Firat (27 November 2015). "Regering beu? Sticht je eigen land!" [Fed up with the government? Create your own country!] (in Dutch). Oikos Online.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Spasojević, Vesna (17 April 2015). "Liberlend, zemlja koje – nema" [Liberland, a country that - no] (in Serbian). Radio Televizija Vojvodine.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Wikisage Hoofdpagina" (in Dutch). Wikisage. Retrieved 15 June 2017.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Ogidius (4 December 2016). "Paraduin Participant in Kristina Pimenova Film". Paraduin Nieuws.
- ↑ Ogidius (1 March 2017). "Filming of The Russian Bride to take place in March". Paraduin Nieuws.
- ↑ Barkan, Jonathan (22 March 2017). "Filming Begins on The Russian Bride and We've Got Exclusive Photos". Dread Central.
- ↑ Miska, Brad (22 March 2017). "'Avenged' Director Battles 'The Russian Bride'!!". Bloody Disgusting.
- ↑ "Constitutie". Paraduin. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Paraduin on micronations.wiki
Coordinates: 45°46′6″N 18°52′17″E / 45.76833°N 18.87139°E
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