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Historic Rhine bridge between Diessenhofen (left) and Gailingen (right), completed in 1816 Customs facilities between Konstanz (Germany) and Kreuzlingen (Switzerland). The border between the modern states of Germany and Switzerland extends to 362 kilometres (225 mi), [1] mostly following Lake Constance and the High Rhine (Hochrhein), with territories to the north mostly belonging to Germany ...
Pages in category "Germany–Switzerland border crossings" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Germany–Switzerland border crossings (42 P) Pages in category "Germany–Switzerland border" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
The first crossing at this place was built for Huningue Castle and was destroyed by French troops in 1797. The Three Countries Bridge is located at the exact spot where, on 20 October 1944, the Huningue pontoon bridge was destroyed by Allied incendiary bombs. From then until the opening of Palmrainbrücke for road vehicles in 1979, the German ...
The move comes after Switzerland last week introduced controls at its borders with Italy, France, Germany, Austria and Spain and all countries not in the Schengen zone.
Border checks with Austria are scheduled to run until Nov. 11, 2024. Similarly, inspections at the borders with Poland, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland are planned to continue until Dec. 15, 2024.
Along with several other border points, it is situated in the river Rhine. [14] Büsingen is situated close to the city of Schaffhausen. In the outlying hamlet of Stemmer the border between German and Swiss territory runs down the middle of a road. Houses on one side of the road are in Switzerland, houses on the other side are in Germany. [15] [16]
In August, registered illegal border crossings to Germany reached 14,701, up 66% on the same month last year, police data show. BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany will introduce new border controls with ...