"Many Photos" - German village could become EU's geographic midpoint post-Brexit

With the clock ticking down to Brexit, a tiny German village is preparing to take centre stage at the heart of Europe. 

When Britain leaves the bloc, Gadheim, which has a population of 76, will become the new geographical centre of the European Union.

Since Croatia joined the EU in 2013, the centre of the European Union has been a small Bavarian town called Westerngrund. 

It takes about an hour to drive the 43 miles (69 kilometres) from the current midpoint of Westerngrund, in southern Germany, to Gadheim which is further south-east. 

A sign proudly reading the 'future centre of the EU' already greets visitors outside the hamlet.  

An EU flag flutters in the wind near a red-white pole, marking the new geographical centre of the bloc which will be in Gadheim, Germany, once Brexit takes place

Westerngrund in Bavaria will lose it title as the geographical heart of the EU and will be succeeded by Gadheim, 43 miles away 

On a nondescript piece of farmland, a pole is ready and waiting to hoist the EU flag once Britain finally does bow out of the EU. 

For Westerngrund, it will be a sad day when it waves goodbye to the title it gained when Croatia joined the EU in 2013. 

The exact spot is currently marked with a plaque, a map, and the EU flag, while multiple signs highlight Westerngrund's claim to fame.

While the geographical centre of the EU has moved slightly at various times, it has remained in Germany since the European Union expanded from 15 to 25 countries in 2004.

A red-white pole, which marks the new geographical centre of the European Union, waiting to hoist an EU flag once Britain leaves the bloc 

Gadheim is too small to have its own mayor, and falls under the jurisdiction of the mayor of nearby Veitshoechheim, Juergen Goetz. He hopes the new title could put the village firmly on the map.

He said: 'Of course we are counting on additional tourists coming to the region and in particular to Gadheim.'

Local residents are getting excited too, with one even urging Goetz to make Theresa May an honorary citizen of Gadheim.

He added: 'That's clearly a bit difficult. Of course Gadheim has a reason to celebrate, but I think that for Europe as a whole it won't be a good day.'

The official centre of Europe is defined by the French Geographical Institute (IGN). 

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