Jestetten
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Jestetten | |
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Location of Jestetten within Waldshut district | |
Coordinates: 47°39′08″N 08°34′15″E / 47.65222°N 8.57083°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Freiburg |
District | Waldshut |
Government | |
• Mayor (2021–29) | Dominic Böhler[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 20.63 km2 (7.97 sq mi) |
Elevation | 436 m (1,430 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,313 |
• Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 79798 |
Dialling codes | 07745 |
Vehicle registration | WT |
Website | www.jestetten.de |
Jestetten is a municipality in the district of Waldshut in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
History
In 1806 Jestetten became part of Baden.
From 1840 until 1935, the territory of Jestetten together with Altenburg, Lottstetten and what was then Dettighofen, was part of the region which formed a customs exclusion zone and was not part of the German customs area. Inhabitants were able to offer their produce to the rest of Germany as well as to Switzerland. This situation brought about a higher standard of living and prosperity compared to the rest of Germany.
Geography
The border crossing into Switzerland is located to the east of town along Schaffhauserstraße leading to
Transport
None of the lines running to or through Jestetten have a direct rail connection to the German railway network.
The station is a border station and as such is in local transport tariff zones in both Germany and Switzerland.
Trains which pass through Jestetten without stopping at any of the stations on the line in Germany, are not subject to any customs formalities or restrictions of either country, despite the train and its passengers technically leaving the Swiss Customs Area, entering the European Union customs area and entering Swiss customs territory again. An agreement in this respect was entered into by the two countries and became law in 1936.[6]
References
- ^ Bürgermeisterwahl 2021, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 3 February 2022.
- Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
- ^ "Ab Sonntag brausen die Züge hier vorbei". Tages-Anzeiger.
- ^ "Bahnhalt in Altenburg muss bestehen bleiben - SPD-Wehr - unsere Stadt gemeinsam gestalten".
- ^ Höber, Hillmar (6 October 2010). "Abgesang auf ein Bahnkuriosum | NZZ". Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
- ^ https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/filestore/fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/52/83_83_711/19851007/de/pdf-a/fedlex-data-admin-ch-eli-cc-52-83_83_711-19851007-de-pdf-a.pdf [bare URL PDF]