Jestetten

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Jestetten

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Jestetten
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 (2012-12-31)[1]
  Total 4,921
  Density 240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
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.

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.

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 S22.

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

References

  1. [Statistisches Bundesamt – Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31.12.2012 (XLS-Datei; 4,0 MB) (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31.12.2012"]. Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 12 November 2013. 
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