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Principality of Ongal, officially Ecological Danubian Principality of Ongal (Template:Lang-bg), is a self-proclaimed microstate on a parcels "No men land" on the western bank of the Danube river between borders of Croatia and Serbia.

Geography

It stands on the western bank of the Danube river about 85 km down to the hungarian border between borders of Croatia and Serbia. Before the Yugoslav Wars the territory was a part of a remarkable Nature reserve park, now divided between Croatia and Serbia by their borders and Danube river, excluding the pointed small pieces of lend of the Ecological Princedom. First part of it is possession "Rid" - small capes at the other side of the Danube opposite to the serbian town of Apatin. Second is "Gorno Podunavie" and the third is "Dolno Podunavie" south of "Gorno Podunavie".

History of the area

At the end of Roman era [[barbarian invasions clearly depopulated the region of the antic inhabitants. First mass of bulgarians settle here around 400 A.D. and for this write Pavlus Orosius (375- 418) in his world known manuscript "Geography". After 500 years their supremacy over. At the end of 9 century the duk of Tzar Simeon I Salan (uncle of the Tzar ) sell small piece of land to first leader of hungarian s Arpad, after hungarians settle here they concur all bulgarian possession of Salan and begin their times of ruling of this mixed hungarian - bulgarian populated region. After Turk invasion in Europe at the end of 13 and beginning of 14 century The Second Bulgarian Empire fall under their yoke and crown of the bulgarian tzars go to Hungarian kingdom. In 1425 bulgarian Crown prince Fruzhin son of the last Tzar Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria awarded by Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor and Hungarian king with possession and fortress Lipa close to here for the brave fighting against Turks. In 1541 all this region fall under the Turkish yoke for 140 years, at the end is liberated by austro -hungarian troops and become a part of his state. In 1689, 1726-1730, 1739 etc. till 1878 more bulgarian like mass of refugees from turks after the anti turk wars and christian uprisings are resettled here. Empress Maria Theresa (1717 - 1780) give them special decree that "this lands since old times are bulgarian and the refugees have a legal right and can settle in their fathers lands included in Imperial borders". Austro - Hungarian Empire after 240 years governed the region fall in 1918 and begin serb -croarian -montenegrian then yugoslav ruling for about 70 years, excluding in 1941-1945 when this lends are hungarian again. In the beginning of 90 years of 20 century Yugoslavia crumbled in civil war. According to previous and final peace agreement - Erdut Agreement at 15 January 1998 the state border of Croatia on the right bank of Danube exclude of croatian territory 5 small i.e. "pockets" considered them as serbian and pretend for some areal on the left bank, but Srebia reject croatian claims and fixed serbian state border on the middle of the River Danube and refuse to have any lands on the right bank of the river. In this way born 5 micro territories "No men land" since spring of 2015 when they one after other they proclaimed Independence.

Specifics of the Ecological Danubian Principality Ongal

The Ecological Danubian Principality Ongal was proclaimed on the 24 of May 2015 by bulgarian and hungarian citizens in Sofia “with the reason to take care for this abandoned and not cleaned of explosive mines 3 small pieces of lends and its more than 1,6 km Danubian banks destroying by the flow of the river, defend their statute of hi level protected Natural Park with very important habitats for Central Europe and Balkans and for other hand to have for them a responsible state government that prevent this "No men lend" to become a nest of criminality, contraband of narcotics and, let save us God, home for terrorists ”. The state is Absolute monarchy govern by the Knyaz (Prince) and his ministers – chancellor minister and minister of ecology, as the lends are a previous Nature park and no inhabitеd forest, there are no permanent residents, the Principality have no population on the ground and any other form of government type or elections are impossible. On the 17 of June 2015 Principality addressed letters for friendship and protection to Croatia, Serbia and Bulgaria. The Ecological Principality has established the mutual recognizing and diplomatic relations with other similar status state - The “Principality of New Atlantis” (floating island in the Pacific Ocean) and receive greetings from neighbor self-proclaimed country the Kingdom of Enclava , for now it have no other recognition by other countries, or by the United Nations.

Disputes with other Micronations

The Confederation of Âûtia claimed some of this area, along the northernmost enclave on April 16, 2015, but cnofedrration of autistic people is not a state formation.

See also

• Kingdom of Enclava
• Free Republic of Liberland
• Croatia–Serbia border dispute
• Principality of Sealand
• List of micronations

External links

• Official FB page
• Map of the Ecological Danube Principality of Ongal
• Coat of arms blazon of the Ongal Princedom
• Flag of the Ecological Danube Principality of Ongal
• Standard flag of the Prince
• National Anthem of the Ecological Danube Principality of Ongal – “God save the Prince!”
• Zeremonielle Fürsten Walzer melody of the Ongal Princedom – “Danube waves”
• The New state Ongal in Europe - BNT (Bulgarian national state television), Central news emission, 2015.06.16 20:00
• Bulgarians establish the first ecological state in the world - BTV (Bulgarian private national television), Central news emission, 2015.06.16 19:00
• BTA (Bulgarian telegraph agency), press conference of Ecological danubian principality of Ongal, 2015.06.17 12:00-12:40
• Ongal a new Principality, Gazette “Defence”, 2015.06.18.
• Danubian Principality of Ongal, Eurochicago - Media Portal in Chicago, 2015.06.16
• Principality of New Atlantis recognize the Ecological danubian principality of Ongal, BTA (Bulgarian telegraph agency), 2015.06.17.

References

1. The New state Ongal in Europe - BNT (Bulgarian national state television), Central news emission, 2015.06.16 20:00
2. Bulgarians establish the first ecological state in the world - BTV (Bulgarian private national television), Central news emission, 2015.06.16 19:00
3. BTA (Bulgarian telegraph agency), Preference of Ecological danubian principality of Ongal, 2015.06.17 12:00-12:40
4. Danubian Principality of Ongal offitial FB page
5. BTA (Bulgarian telegraph agency), Preference of Ecological Danubian Principality of Ongal, 2015.06.17 12:00-12:40
6. Danubian Principality of Ongal, Eurochicago - Media Portal in Chicago, 2015.06.16
7. Principality of New Atlantis recognize the Ecological danubian principality of Ongal, BTA (Bulgarian telegraph agency), 2015.06.17.
8. http://autisticstate.prophpbb.com/topic47.html

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