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Germany–Switzerland border

March 17, 2023

The border between the modern states of Germany and Switzerland extends to 362 kilometres (225 mi),[1] mostly following the High Rhine between Lake Constance and Basel.

Rötteln Castle, Hohentengen am Hochrhein (Germany) as seen across the Rhine from Kaiserstuhl (Switzerland)

Much of the border is within the sphere of the Zurich metropolitan area and there is substantial traffic, both for commuting and for shopping across the border, with the S22 line of the suburban Zürich S-Bahn running across German territory. The Swiss municipality of Kreuzlingen forms part of the conurbation of German Konstanz. Similarly, the Trinational Eurodistrict of Basel includes territory in both France and Germany.

History

The High Rhine has had the character of the northern border of the Old Swiss Confederacy since the Swabian War and the accession of Basel in 1499–1501, dividing the Swiss Confederacy from the Swabian Circle of the Holy Roman Empire; with the Peace of Westphalia of 1648, the border acquired the status of an international border de jure.[citation needed]

With minor changes (such as the acquisition of Rafzerfeld in 1651), it remained unchanged since, even throughout the Napoleonic era when it divided two French client states (Cisrhenian Republic and Helvetic Republic) and later the Confederation of the Rhine from the restored Swiss Confederacy, and eventually the German Confederation from modern Switzerland.[citation needed] The border persisted even during the Nazi era (although with the Anschluss of Austria, the German-Swiss border technically included the Austrian-Swiss border from 1938 and until the formation of the German Federal Republic in 1949).[citation needed]

On 12 December 2008 Switzerland implemented the Schengen Agreement. This removed all passport controls for travellers crossing the border; however, customs officers from both countries are still authorised to carry out customs checks on border crossers[citation needed], as Switzerland is not in the EU Customs Union.

In mid-2016, during the European migrant crisis, the German government deployed an additional 90 border guards and 40 police officers in order to reduce the level of illegal immigration passing through Switzerland.[2][3]

Railway lines

Railway lines crossing the border are:

Some railway stations are border stations, where there are customs and previously passport control of both countries in the building. Such stations include Basel Badischer Bahnhof (located on Swiss territory near the border, but operated as a German station) and Konstanz station. It is possible to change trains without going through any border or customs control.

Since Switzerland's accession to the Schengen Area in 2008, there have been no permanent passport controls along this border, even if there can be customs controls.

Geography

 
Map of the High Rhine

The German-Swiss border begins in at the German-Swiss-Austrian tripoint, located within Lake Constance. The precise location of the border within Lake Constance has never been agreed upon officially. The official Swiss national map of 1938 did mark it, at 47°32′39″N 9°33′49″E / 47.5442°N 9.5636°E / 47.5442; 9.5636, but maps made since the 1960s have avoided showing the border in the interior of the lake to reflect the lack of an official agreement.

The border makes landfall south of Constance, at 47°39′22″N 9°10′54″E / 47.6560°N 9.1817°E / 47.6560; 9.1817. Lake Constance separates the German Bodenseekreis from the Swiss canton of Thurgau. The short stretch of border (c. 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi)) between Constance and Kreuzlingen comprises the only territory of Germany on the left bank of the High Rhine.

The border then runs along the Untersee, passing south of Reichenau. At the lake's exit it turns inland, towards the north, leaving Stein am Rhein within Switzerland, as well as the municipality of Ramsen (canton of Schaffhausen). It then returns to the Rhine, including Gailingen in Germany, but then turns north again to include the bulk of the canton of Schaffhausen, a right-bank territory including the town of Schaffhausen itself, in Switzerland, separating it from the German Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis and Waldshut district. Büsingen am Hochrhein (Constance district) is a German exclave which has borders with three Swiss cantons, namely Zurich, Schaffhausen, and Thurgau.

The border returns to the Rhine downstream of the Rhine Falls, then separating the Waldshut district from the canton of Zürich, but then deviates from the river again to include the Rafzerfeld plain into Zürich's Bülach district (a right-bank territory historically acquired by the city of Zürich from the counts of Sulz in 1651). Downstream of Rafzerfeld, the border then sticks to the course of the Rhine until it enters the city of Basel, forming the northern border of the canton of Aargau as far as Kaiseraugst and then the canton of Basel-Land (municipalities of Pratteln and Muttenz) bordering on the German Lörrach district.

Besides the right-bank part of Basel proper (Lesser Basel) the border also includes the right-bank municipalities of Riehen and Bettingen into the canton of Basel-Stadt. The border then cuts across the E35 south of Weil am Rhein and back to the Rhine, where it terminates in the French-German-Swiss tripoint, dividing into the French-German and the French-Swiss borders. The tripoint is located in the Rhine at 47°35′23″N 7°35′20″E / 47.58972°N 7.58889°E / 47.58972; 7.58889. A monument has been built near it, known as the Dreiländereck.

References

  1. ^ National boundary 2014-10-20 at the Wayback Machine (swisstopo); this figure includes the border of the German enclave Büsingen am Hochrhein.
  2. ^ "Germany Toughens Swiss Border Against Illegal Migrants". Deutsche Welle. August 21, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  3. ^ "Germany Tightens Border Controls with Switzerland to Stop Illegal Immigrants, Says Swiss Minister". The Independent. August 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  • Thomas Wüthrich, Adrian Wiget, swisstopo (2008).

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The border between the modern states of Germany and Switzerland extends to 362 kilometres 225 mi 1 mostly following the High Rhine between Lake Constance and Basel Rotteln Castle Hohentengen am Hochrhein Germany as seen across the Rhine from Kaiserstuhl Switzerland Much of the border is within the sphere of the Zurich metropolitan area and there is substantial traffic both for commuting and for shopping across the border with the S22 line of the suburban Zurich S Bahn running across German territory The Swiss municipality of Kreuzlingen forms part of the conurbation of German Konstanz Similarly the Trinational Eurodistrict of Basel includes territory in both France and Germany Contents 1 History 2 Railway lines 3 Geography 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe High Rhine has had the character of the northern border of the Old Swiss Confederacy since the Swabian War and the accession of Basel in 1499 1501 dividing the Swiss Confederacy from the Swabian Circle of the Holy Roman Empire with the Peace of Westphalia of 1648 the border acquired the status of an international border de jure citation needed With minor changes such as the acquisition of Rafzerfeld in 1651 it remained unchanged since even throughout the Napoleonic era when it divided two French client states Cisrhenian Republic and Helvetic Republic and later the Confederation of the Rhine from the restored Swiss Confederacy and eventually the German Confederation from modern Switzerland citation needed The border persisted even during the Nazi era although with the Anschluss of Austria the German Swiss border technically included the Austrian Swiss border from 1938 and until the formation of the German Federal Republic in 1949 citation needed On 12 December 2008 Switzerland implemented the Schengen Agreement This removed all passport controls for travellers crossing the border however customs officers from both countries are still authorised to carry out customs checks on border crossers citation needed as Switzerland is not in the EU Customs Union In mid 2016 during the European migrant crisis the German government deployed an additional 90 border guards and 40 police officers in order to reduce the level of illegal immigration passing through Switzerland 2 3 Railway lines EditRailway lines crossing the border are Rhine Valley Railway between Basel Badischer and Weil am Rhein Wiese Valley Railway between Basel Badischer and Lorrach High Rhine Railway between Basel Badischer and Grenzach High Rhine Railway between Erzingen and Schaffhausen High Rhine Railway between Schaffhausen and Singen Lake Line between Konstanz and Kreuzlingen Turgi Koblenz Waldshut railway between Koblenz and Waldshut Eglisau Neuhausen railway line between Rafz and Lottstetten Eglisau Neuhausen railway line between Jestetten and Neuhausen Rheinfall The Basel tram line 8 was in 2014 extended across the border to Weil am Rhein in Germany Some railway stations are border stations where there are customs and previously passport control of both countries in the building Such stations include Basel Badischer Bahnhof located on Swiss territory near the border but operated as a German station and Konstanz station It is possible to change trains without going through any border or customs control Since Switzerland s accession to the Schengen Area in 2008 there have been no permanent passport controls along this border even if there can be customs controls Geography Edit Map of the High Rhine The German Swiss border begins in at the German Swiss Austrian tripoint located within Lake Constance The precise location of the border within Lake Constance has never been agreed upon officially The official Swiss national map of 1938 did mark it at 47 32 39 N 9 33 49 E 47 5442 N 9 5636 E 47 5442 9 5636 but maps made since the 1960s have avoided showing the border in the interior of the lake to reflect the lack of an official agreement The border makes landfall south of Constance at 47 39 22 N 9 10 54 E 47 6560 N 9 1817 E 47 6560 9 1817 Lake Constance separates the German Bodenseekreis from the Swiss canton of Thurgau The short stretch of border c 1 5 kilometres 0 93 mi between Constance and Kreuzlingen comprises the only territory of Germany on the left bank of the High Rhine The border then runs along the Untersee passing south of Reichenau At the lake s exit it turns inland towards the north leaving Stein am Rhein within Switzerland as well as the municipality of Ramsen canton of Schaffhausen It then returns to the Rhine including Gailingen in Germany but then turns north again to include the bulk of the canton of Schaffhausen a right bank territory including the town of Schaffhausen itself in Switzerland separating it from the German Schwarzwald Baar Kreis and Waldshut district Busingen am Hochrhein Constance district is a German exclave which has borders with three Swiss cantons namely Zurich Schaffhausen and Thurgau The border returns to the Rhine downstream of the Rhine Falls then separating the Waldshut district from the canton of Zurich but then deviates from the river again to include the Rafzerfeld plain into Zurich s Bulach district a right bank territory historically acquired by the city of Zurich from the counts of Sulz in 1651 Downstream of Rafzerfeld the border then sticks to the course of the Rhine until it enters the city of Basel forming the northern border of the canton of Aargau as far as Kaiseraugst and then the canton of Basel Land municipalities of Pratteln and Muttenz bordering on the German Lorrach district Besides the right bank part of Basel proper Lesser Basel the border also includes the right bank municipalities of Riehen and Bettingen into the canton of Basel Stadt The border then cuts across the E35 south of Weil am Rhein and back to the Rhine where it terminates in the French German Swiss tripoint dividing into the French German and the French Swiss borders The tripoint is located in the Rhine at 47 35 23 N 7 35 20 E 47 58972 N 7 58889 E 47 58972 7 58889 A monument has been built near it known as the Dreilandereck References Edit National boundary Archived 2014 10 20 at the Wayback Machine swisstopo this figure includes the border of the German enclave Busingen am Hochrhein Germany Toughens Swiss Border Against Illegal Migrants Deutsche Welle August 21 2016 Retrieved February 11 2017 Germany Tightens Border Controls with Switzerland to Stop Illegal Immigrants Says Swiss Minister The Independent August 2016 Retrieved February 11 2017 Thomas Wuthrich Adrian Wiget Beitrag zur Konstruktion der Landesgrenze Deutschland Schweiz im Untersee swisstopo 2008 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Borders of Germany Switzerland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Germany Switzerland border amp oldid 1140920820, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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