douanelandschap
Douanelandschap is a concept used in geography and cultural landscape studies to describe landscapes shaped by the presence and activities of customs administration and border control. It encompasses both the built environment—border posts, customs houses and warehouses—and the land-use patterns and mobility circuits created by trade and taxation along historical and present-day borders.
The term derives from the Dutch words douane (customs) and landschap (landscape). It is often applied to
Typical features include small-scale border structures, such as old checkpoint buildings, toll houses, and signage, as
Historically, douanelandschap emerged with the expansion of long-distance trade and centralized taxation in early modern Europe,
In contemporary studies, the douanelandschap is treated as part of borderland heritage. Researchers examine its role
See also: borderlands, cultural geography, landscape archaeology, European integration.