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Why There’s a Small Part of Austria Within Germany

Matthias Schwarzer May 2, 2026 17:00
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At first glance, the small village of Jungholz looks like a perfectly normal mountain village. But there is a unique feature: Jungholz is a small piece of Austria almost entirely surrounded by Germany. How did this wondrous exclave come to be? And what curiosities does it entail today? A film by Matthias Schwarzer and Noah Matzat. ------------------------------ Sources for the video: Jungholz Short Chronicle: https://www.jungholz.gv.at/Leben_in_Jungholz/Wissenswertes/Kurzchronik Wilfried Beimrohr: The History of Tyrol (PDF): https://www.tirol.gv.at/fileadmin/themen/kunst-kultur/landesarchiv/downloads/TGQ34_OCR_Gesamt_homepage.pdf How Tyrolean farmhands carried a piece of Austria to Bavaria (Der Standard): https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000006137373/wie-tiroler-knechte-ein-stueck-oesterreich-nach-bayern-trugen The Gallic Village (Franziska Haack): https://franziskahaack.de/portfolio/das-gallische-dorf/ A piece of Tyrol in the heart of the Allgäu (Spiegel): https://www.spiegel.de/reise/europa/exklave-jungholz-ein-stueck-tirol-mitten-im-allgaeu-a-599888.html Twilight in the Tax Haven (Kurier): https://kurier.at/chronik/oesterreich/kleinwalsertal-daemmerung-im-steuerparadies/196.183.701 A Heart for Millionaires (Stern): https://www.stern.de/wirtschaft/geld/steuerparadies-ein-herz-fuer-millionaere-3546122.html Former Tax Haven Becomes a Snow Paradise (T-Online): https://www.t-online.de/leben/reisen/skiurlaub/id_67750358/jungholz-aus-steueroase-wird-schneedorado-.html ------------------------------ Did you like this video? Support my work on Patreon: http://patreon.com/MatthiasSchwarzerEnglish Or become a channel member on YouTube! ------------------------------ ▪️ WEBSITE https://matthias-schwarzer.com/ ▪️ SPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/show/0QqRLRYel3FE6n14LpXdLF ▪️ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/matthiasschwarzer ▪️ TIKTOK https://www.tiktok.com/@matthiasschwarzerenglish ▪️ CONTACT [email protected] ------------------------------ Intro Song: MÆT – Start Again Music: Epidemic Sound #Jungholz #Exclave #border #austria #bavaria #geography #geographyfacts
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