Lottstetten is a municipality in the district of Waldshut in

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

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History

In 1806 Lottstetten became part of

Baden Baden (; ) is a historical territory in South Germany, in earlier times on both sides of the Upper Rhine but since the Napoleonic Wars only East of the Rhine. History The margraves of Baden originated from the House of Zähringen. Baden is ...

. From 1840 until 1935, the territory of Lottstetten together with Altenburg,

Jestetten 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 ...

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

Lottstetten is surrounded on three sides by the international and customs border with Switzerland. To the west, south and east of the village lies the

Rhine ), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland , source1_coordinates= , source1_elevation = , source2 = Rein Posteriur/Hinterrhein , source2_location = Paradies Glacier, Graubünden, Switzerland , source2_coordinates= , so ...

and Swiss territory. Road border crossings into Switzerland are located near Lottstetten with

Rafz Rafz is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the northwest of the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Rafz was first mentioned in 1413 as ''Rafsa''. Geography Rafz has an area of . Of this area, 52% is used for agricultural purposes, wh ...

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, with Solgen part of Rafz and the Nack to Ischläg crossing in

Rüdlingen Rüdlingen is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. History Rüdlingen is first mentioned in 827 as ''Ruodiningun''. Geography Rüdlingen has an area, , of . Of this area, 47.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while ...

municipality, canton Schaffhausen. Lottstetten in WT

Transport

Railway

Lottstetten railway station Lottstetten is a municipality in the district of Waldshut in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. History In 1806 Lottstetten became part of Baden. From 1840 until 1935, the territory of Lottstetten together with Altenburg, Jestetten and what was th ...

is situated on the

Swiss Federal Railway Swiss Federal Railways (german: link=no, Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, ''SBB''; french: link=no, Chemins de fer fédéraux suisses, ''CFF''; it, Ferrovie federali svizzere, ''FFS'') is the national railway company of Switzerland. It is usuall ...

's cross-border Eglisau-Neuhausen railway line and is served by

Zürich S-Bahn The Zürich S-Bahn (german: S-Bahn Zürich) system is a network of rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zürich and portions of neighbouring cantons (Aargau, Glarus, ...

line S9. Lottstetten is one of only two Swiss operated stations located entirely within Germany, the other being

. Until December 2010 a third station was in operation, namely Altenburg-Rheinau, located in

Altenburg Altenburg () is a city in Thuringia, Germany, located south of Leipzig, west of Dresden and east of Erfurt. It is the capital of the Altenburger Land district and part of a polycentric old-industrial textile and metal production region betw ...

, part of

, close to the border with

Neuhausen am Rheinfall Neuhausen am Rheinfall (sometimes abbrv. as Neuhausen a. Rhf., called Neuhausen until 1938) is a town and a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. The town is close to the Rhine Falls, a tourist attraction and mainland Europe ...

, Switzerland, however despite protests from the German authorities, the station was closed by the Swiss due to low passenger numbers. None of the lines running to or through Lottstetten 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 Lottstetten 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.

Ferryboat

In the summer months a small ferryboat service on the Rhine is in operation connecting Nack, a hamlet of Lottstetten, with Ellikon am Rhein, part of

Marthalen Marthalen is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Marthalen is first mentioned in 858 as ''Martella''. Geography Marthalen has an area of . Of this area, 49.3% is used for agricult ...

, in neighbouring Switzerland. A ferry service is documented as being in exist as far back as 1500. The current service has been running since 1905, however when World War II broke out, Switzerland closed the border and the ferryboat service did not run during the war. Until 1972 there was a customs check point on the Swiss riverbank. Today the ferry may still be used by Swiss customs officers.Schweizerisch-deutsches Abkommen über Durchgangsrechte, abgeschlossen am 5. Februar 1958 ( SR 0.631.256.913.65)

References

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