Why There’s a Small Part of Germany Within Switzerland

Büsingen am Hochrhein looks like a completely ordinary German village at first glance. It has German street signs, a German postal code, and a branch of the German postal service. And yet, something feels different in Büsingen: the village officially belongs to Germany — but it’s located inside Switzerland. How is that possible? A film by Matthias Schwarzer. ------------------------------ Sources for the video: Büsingen's History (Buesingen.de, German): https://www.buesingen.de/de/Unser-Buesingen/Deutsche-Insel-in-der-Schweiz A German Island inside Switzerland (Kommunal, German): https://kommunal.de/buesingen-deutsche-insel-der-schweiz Büsingen and the Skype problem (Vice.com, German): https://www.vice.com/de/article/die-ganze-welt-benutzt-skype-nur-ein-kleines-dorf-am-hochrhein-widersteht-100/ A village between Francs and Euros (Südkurier, German): https://www.suedkurier.de/region/kreis-konstanz/kreis-konstanz/Buesingen-ein-Ort-zwischen-Franken-und-Euro;art372432,9584784 Büsingen Corona rules (Südkurier, German): https://www.suedkurier.de/region/kreis-konstanz/gailingen/corona-regeln-schrecken-die-schweizer-ab-hohe-preise-die-deutschen-gaeste-buesinger-wirte-klagen-ueber-zu-wenig-umsatz;art372441,11016645 ------------------------------ 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 ▪️ TIKTOK https://www.tiktok.com/@matthiasschwarzerenglish ▪️ CONTACT [email protected] ------------------------------ Intro song: MÆT - Start Again Music: Epidemic Sound #büsingen #germany #switzerland #exclave #enclave #geography