It may sound unbelievable, but Büsingen am Hochrhein is a town in Germany completely surrounded by Switzerland. While many of the residents of Büsingen am Hochrhein say they feel Swiss, they have to abide by a number of German laws – as well as paying the (significantly higher) German tax rate. Despite attempts to make living in Büsingen more accessible and affordable, for example through the Büsingen tax exemption, taxation still seems to be one of the main issues facing the smooth running of Büsingen’s dual nature. There’s a local German primary school for children to attend, but after that families must decide in which country the child should go to high school. Both German and Swiss postal codes are valid to use to send letters to the town, as well as both German and Swiss phone codes.

Source: The Local September 01, 2021 13:41 UTC