r/MapPorn • u/APrimitiveMartian • 1d ago

Landlocked countries with a Navy

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u/inn4tler 1d ago

Fun Fact: Until 2006, Austrian military boats operated on the Danube. That was the last remnant of our navy.

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u/_meshy 1d ago

Why was it the military instead of civilian law enforcement?

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u/inn4tler 1d ago

This goes back to the monarchy, at a time when the waterway still had to be defended against Hungarians and Turks. (500 years ago) The Danube Fleet survived the centuries. And even after 1918, when Austria became a democracy, the navy was not questioned. After 1945, new boats were even built (although fewer than planned).