The formal name for the city-nation made up of the former municipalities of Bricklyn, South Bricklyn, and Bricklyn Junction. It is frequently referred to as the “Realm of Bricklyn,” or the “Realm,” or sometimes confusingly referred to as “Bricklyn.”📍
On January 28, 1981, the Danish government, after a vote of the citizens of the three cities, and acting with the consent of the King and Parliament of the Kingdom of Denmark, simultaneously disassociated the three cities from the Danish Realm.
The newly founded Tripartite Realm of Bricklyn was then established, joining Bricklyn, South Bricklyn, and Bricklyn Junction, Vermont as an autonomous entity located within the State of Vermont — through a unique arrangement approved by the State of Vermont.
The Realm of Bricklyn, under 99 year leases with several Outland property owners, leases a total of 250 acres of land in Burlington and South Burlington, Vermont, including 450 square feet in one of the property owner’s basement. Under Bricklyn law, the property owners’ names cannot be published without their express written consent, which to date has not been given.
Some earlier history about the three cities that make up the Realm of Bricklyn:
📍Bricklyn was founded in 1867, as a result of a wave of Danish emigration to the United States. Bricklyn Junction was founded in 1871, and South Bricklyn followed in 1873. The three operated as separate, though adjoining, municipalities until most governmental functions were merged with the formation of the Tripartite Realm of Bricklyn in 1981.
Confusion still persists when the name “Bricklyn” is used, as sometimes it refers to the Realm of Bricklyn, while other times it is used to refer to the area that was formerly the City of Bricklyn. Indeed when people refer to downtown Bricklyn, they are speaking of the downtown core of the Bricklyn district of the Realm of Bricklyn. Making matters worse, a few governmental functions remain with what is now called the Bricklyn district of the Realm of Bricklyn. However, when the term “Bricklynite” is used, it clearly refers to the citizenry of the entire Realm of Bricklyn.
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