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Dettighofen is a village and municipality in the district of Waldshut in
In 1927 the hamlet Häuserhof which had been part of neighbouring Weisweil, became part of Dettighofen as did the hamlet Eichberg which until that year had been part of Bühl.
On 1 April 1936 the hamlet Albführen became part of the municipality of Dettighofen.
On 1 January 1974 the municipalities of Berwangen and Baltersweil merged to become part of Dettighofen.
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, 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 i ...
in Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
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History
From 1840 until 1935, the original territory of Dettighofen, along with Jestetten, Lottstetten andAltenburg
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 ...
, 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.
In 1927 the hamlet Häuserhof which had been part of neighbouring Weisweil, became part of Dettighofen as did the hamlet Eichberg which until that year had been part of Bühl.
On 1 April 1936 the hamlet Albführen became part of the municipality of Dettighofen.
On 1 January 1974 the municipalities of Berwangen and Baltersweil merged to become part of Dettighofen.
Geography
Dettighofen is located close to the Swiss border. Switzerland lies both to the north, by way of theCanton of Schaffhausen
The canton of Schaffhausen, also canton of Schaffhouse (; ; ; ), is the northernmost Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Switzerland. The principal city and capital of the canton is Schaffhausen. The canton's territory is divided into three non-co ...
whilst to the south lies Canton Zurich. To the east lies Jestetten.
References
Waldshut (district) Germany–Switzerland border crossings {{Waldshut-geo-stub