Jestetten

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Jestetten
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Coordinates: 47°39′08″N 08°34′15″E / 47.65222°N 8.57083°E / 47.65222; 8.57083Coordinates: 47°39′08″N 08°34′15″E / 47.65222°N 8.57083°E / 47.65222; 8.57083
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Waldshut
Government
• Mayor	Ira Sattler
Area
• Total	20.63 km2 (7.97 sq mi)
Elevation	436 m (1,430 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	5,237
• Density	250/km2 (660/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 town in the district of Waldshut in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

History[]

In 1806 Jestetten became part of Baden.

Customs exclusion zone (1840–1935)

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.

Jestetten in Waldshut district

Geography[]

The border crossing into Switzerland is located to the east of town along Schaffhauserstraße leading to Neuhausen am Rheinfall. Another border crossing in the municipality is located south west of town along Osterfingerstraße, towards the villager of Osterfingen in Wilchingen municipality, Schaffhausen canton.

Transport[]

Jestetten railway station is situated on the Swiss Federal Railway's cross-border Eglisau-Neuhausen railway line and is served by Zurich S-Bahn line S9. Jestetten is one of only two Swiss operated stations located entirely within Germany, the other being Lottstetten. Until December 2010 a third station was stil in operation, namely , located in , part of Jestetten, close to the border with Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland, however despite protests from the German authorities, the station was closed by the Swiss due to low passenger numbers.^[2][3][4]

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 tarifff 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 , 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.^[5]

Aerial view with Rhine and Jestetten in the centre on the left

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