Büsingen am Hochrhein customs enclave context
E12515
Büsingen am Hochrhein is a unique German municipality fully surrounded by Switzerland that forms a customs and economic enclave integrated into the Swiss customs area while remaining politically part of Germany.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German exclave Büsingen am Hochrhein | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
customs enclave context
ⓘ
economic enclave context ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Büsingen am Hochrhein ⓘ |
| bankingIntegration | integrated into Swiss banking system ⓘ |
| borderRegime | aligned with Swiss–EU agreements on Schengen ⓘ |
| borderType | external border of the European Union customs union ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| crossBorderCooperation | subject of cross-border cooperation agreements between Germany and Switzerland ⓘ |
| currencyInUse |
Swiss franc
ⓘ
euro ⓘ |
| customsControls |
customs controls apply between Büsingen and the rest of Germany
ⓘ
no regular customs controls with surrounding Swiss territory ⓘ |
| customsTerritory | Switzerland ⓘ |
| economicIntegration | integrated into Swiss economic area ⓘ |
| educationIntegration | close links with Swiss educational institutions ⓘ |
| europeanUnionCustomsStatus | outside EU customs territory ⓘ |
| europeanUnionStatus | part of the European Union via Germany ⓘ |
| fiscalCharacteristics | residents may be subject to both German and Swiss fiscal rules in different domains ⓘ |
| hasComparableEntity | Campione d’Italia customs enclave context ⓘ |
| hasSpecialStatusWith |
European Union
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| healthcareIntegration | strong reliance on Swiss healthcare providers ⓘ |
| historicalReason | arose from historical territorial arrangements between German states and Swiss cantons ⓘ |
| laborMarketIntegration | labor market closely tied to Switzerland ⓘ |
| legalJurisdiction | German civil and criminal law applies ⓘ |
| monetaryIntegration | de facto integrated into Swiss monetary area ⓘ |
| notPartOf |
European Union customs union
ⓘ
surface form:
European Union customs territory
|
| partOf | Swiss customs area ⓘ |
| policeJurisdiction | German authorities responsible ⓘ |
| politicalTerritory | Germany ⓘ |
| postalIntegration | integrated into Swiss postal system ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
German federal law
ⓘ
Germany–Switzerland treaties ⓘ Swiss customs law ⓘ |
| schengenAreaStatus | inside Schengen Area ⓘ |
| statisticalClassification | treated as part of Switzerland for some economic statistics ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | Switzerland ⓘ |
| surroundingCanton | canton of Schaffhausen ⓘ |
| taxRegime | subject to special tax arrangements between Germany and Switzerland ⓘ |
| telecommunicationsIntegration | integrated into Swiss telephone network ⓘ |
| tradeRegime | goods trade follows Swiss customs rules ⓘ |
| transportIntegration | integrated into Swiss regional transport networks ⓘ |
| usesGermanIncomeTaxLaw | true ⓘ |
| usesSwissVATSystem | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
German exclave Büsingen am Hochrhein