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The local mayor says he’s “proud and happy” at the honor, but it’s still a “sad occasion” Brexit is happening.
A non-descript field in Germany has been named the EU’s new geographical center after Brexit happened last night.
The point in a village of around 80 people in Gadheim, Bavaria, has been marked with a red and white pole on a boulder accompanied by the EU and German flags.
“On the one hand, of course, I am proud and happy that we are becoming the new geographical center of Europe,” local mayor Juergen Goetz said.
“On the other hand, of course, it’s a sad occasion, because with Britain a country is leaving the EU for the first time.”
Mr. Goetz revealed he first heard about the calculation in March 2017 – months after the Brexit referendum.
“At first, I thought it was an April fool’s joke, an early one. But it turned out very quickly that it was really the case,” he said.
