Imagine going to bed in one country and waking up in another, without physically moving. Sounds impossible, right? But changing borders have made this a reality for people around the world, with some cities becoming part of an entirely different country while staying exactly in place.
Wars, treaties, shifting territory, and the creation of new states have all redrawn the map around existing communities. The streets stayed where they were, but the flag, government, and sometimes even the city's name changed.
From Europe to Asia and the Americas, click through to discover the cities that changed countries without going anywhere.