Will there be WAR in Europe? Newly-formed micro 'state' of Enclava ups sticks and moves 200 miles away - to territory already claimed by another new breakaway nation
Kingdom of Enclava claimed portion of land between Slovenia and Croatia
When Slovenia asserted sovereignty, King Enclav I moved state to sliver of disputed territory between Croatia and Serbia
But Principality of Celestinia had already claimed patch by River Danube
Celestinia say they will 'destroy' rival's 'game' in bitter territorial dispute
By
Tim Macfarlan For Mailonline
30 May 2015
Daily Mail
The Balkans are perhaps some of Europe's unhappiest lands, torn apart by conflict across the centuries.
And now a new conflict looms - although perhaps this time more likely to result in angry emails than all-out war between the two fledgling nations involved.
On April 23, the Kingdom of Enclava claimed a portion of land bordering Slovenia and Croatia near the Slovenian town of Metlika, some 30 miles west of Croatia's capital, Zagreb.
Left as a diplomatic no-man's land after the break up of Yugoslavia in 1991, Polish tourist Piotr Wawrzynkiewicz decided to claim the 100sqm patch as his own after visiting in April this year.
Dispute: Both the micro states of Celestinia and Enclava have claimed a tiny strip of woodland, disputed by Croatia and Serbia, as their own - and it's just a stones through from the recently formed Liberland
Rivals: Hungarian IT technician Endre Jos, 39, (top) is Celestinia's interim chancellor of foreign affairs while King Enclav I, otherwise known as Kamil Wrona (bottom), is the ruler of Enclava
Loyalty to the flag: The colours of Celestinia, including a celestial crown reflecting the country's name, which means 'from the heavens'
Flying high: The flag of Enclava, which has reportedly had more than 5,000 people applying for citizenship
As news spread of his new nation online 5,000 people signed up for citizenship, but the fledgling country was obliterated shortly afterwards when the Slovenian foreign ministry announced that the territory belonged to them.
But rather than allow his country to fold, Wawrzynkiewicz, or King Enclav I to give him his proper title, decided to move it 210 miles to the east to another patch of unclaimed land, this time on the border between Croatia and Serbia.
But what King Enclav had failed to realise was that another fledgling kingdom, Celestinia, had already claimed the 0.3 square-kilometre (0.116 square-mile) strip of woodland a month before.
Celestinia's interim chancellor of foreign affairs, 39-year-old IT technician Endre Jos, told MailOnline his countrymen are prepared to go to war with their rivals 'if necessary'.
He said: 'What a bad move to ignore the law and other groups in this situation. This war does not means guns or bombs. But if they try to settle there, we will be there, destroying their game.'
The two countries are just the latest micro nations to establish themselves on patches of disputed land between two countries, though none of them have been recognised by any world governments.
Upping sticks: Enclava was based on a piece of land between Serbia and the EU Member State of Croatia, but has since sought to move around 210 miles to the border with Serbia
High hopes: The citizens of Celestinia hope for 'a healthy society' without 'a thousand meaningless taxes and statutes'
Tiny: The disputed piece of land between Croatia (Hrvatska) and Serbia is just 0.116 square-miles
Official: The crest of the Kingdom of Enclava (top) and the flag of Liberland (bottom) - another newly established micro nation nearby
I have a dream: Liberland leader Vit Jedlicka calls for more micro nations to be established around the world
FROM WHANGAMOMONA TO SEBORGA - OTHER FAMOUS MICRO NATIONS
Liberland
The sovereign nation of Liberland. was created by conservative Party of Free Citizens in the Czech Republic member Vit Jedlicka.
The creator appointed himself the ruler and plans to make taxes voluntary, and to use bitcoin as currency.
In the week since since it announced its creation last month and invited prospective residents to join the project, Liberland claimed to have received about 200,000 citizenship applications – one every three seconds – from almost every country in the world.
Proud: Self-proclaimed president of the Free Republic of Liberland Vit Jedlicka (fourth from right in the front row) and fellow citizens pose with the country's flag
Whangamomona
Frustrated with local rules, and councils, residents of a town 45 minutes west of Stratford in New Zealand named it The Republic of Whangamomona in 1989.
Holding their own presidential elections, the town offers passports at the Whangamomona Hotel, which has a Historic Places Trust rating.
The town holds a Republic Day biennially in January and thousands flock to enjoy the celebrations.
Whangamomona was named by Lonely Planet as a key highlight on the Forgotten World Highway, with only 30 residents of its own.
Border control: The Republic of Whangamomona was created in 1989 in New Zealand and even has its own presidential elections
Freetown Christiania
Colourful and controversial, Copenhagen's district of Christiania was founded by hippies, who took over an abandoned military area in 1971.
The area was claimed as an alternative space, free of taxes and run by rules decided by the inhabitants.
As news of the vibrant camp spread, new settlers were drawn to the hub, and now around 1,000 people dwell there permanently.
Christiania has established bars, cafés, grocery shops,a skateboard park, a museum, art galleries, a concert hall, and even a recording studio inside a shipping container.
There have been multiple clashes with the authorities, and in 2012, the government finally resolved to sell most of Christiania to the residents, way below market price.
A new world: The settlement of Christiania near Copenhagen was created by settlers who wanted to live by their own rules
Principality of Sealand
Paddy Roy Bates was the man (or self-appointed Prince) behind the Principality of Sealand, which was set up in a disused second world war platform in international waters about seven miles out at sea.
Originally inspired by the pirate radio movement, Bates created Radio Essex in the 1960s in an offshore fort.
Despite this being shut down, Bates was not discouraged, and moved to Fort Roughs in 1966.
Shunning an order to leave, Bates instead declared independence of the ocean platform, named the fort a principality, with himself Prince Roy and his wife, Joan, as princess.
Now the fort makes money by hosting Internet servers and by selling aristocratic titles, and Sealand even has its own flag, national anthem, currency and passport.
Out to sea: The Principality of Sealand is a micro nation 12 nautical miles from the British coast
Seborga
Located in north-west Italy with over 350 inhabitants within its 14 square kilometre confines.
The town was a principality under the Pope's protection in the Holy Roman Empire in 1079, but fell off the map until the 1960s, when local florist Giorgio Carbone proclaimed its historical independence as a principality once more.
Sadly, Giorgio passed away in 2009 and his successor Marcello Menegatto now dreams of building a golf course and luxury hotel there.
Stunning: The picturesque San Martino church in the Seborga principality serves the micro nation's 350 residents
