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Timezone changes between 1923 and 2023 (files.catbox.moe)

submitted 5 months ago by Blaze@reddthat.com to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz

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[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 43 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Damn, Spain and Morocco being UTC+1 is nuts. Even France and Algeria are stretching it a bit far for my liking. And it gets even more crazy for the European countries for over half the year when they play pretendy-magic-time and go to UTC+2.

[–] tallricefarmer@sopuli.xyz 34 points 5 months ago (2 children)

France amd Spain being +1 is apparently a relic from the 40s when Germany occupied France and the Spanish government felt they needed to switch to appease Germany. It is kinda funny neither switched back.

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.de 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Similarly, this holds for the BeNeLux countries. NED: GMT +0:19:32 / +0:20 since 1937, BEL and LUX used GMT since 1918

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Germany changed it in occupied territories to simplify administration.

For some reason it never changed back despite being out of natural sync.

[–] Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Portugal was understandably like "nah fuck you guys". Still like a bit lonely on a map though.

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.de 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Otherwise the people on the Azores would go nuts.

[–] Claidheamh 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Azores is UTC-1 anyway.

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.de 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Yes, the difference to the mother country would be even larger.

[–] trolololol@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Sooo?

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.de 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Different time zones are said to make business more complicated. I think that's why the CET/CEST time zone is stretched out that much.

[–] trolololol@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

It's already -1 so it's already different