Denmark–Germany border
The Denmark–Germany border is 68 km long and separates Denmark and Germany.
History
Before 1864 Schleswig-Holstein was a Duchy, which belonged to Denmark at least since 1773. During that period the border went mostly along the river Elbe, however north of Hamburg. Read more in History of Schleswig-Holstein.
In 1864, Schleswig-Holstein was conquered by Prussia, and so an international border was created between Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein. It went from a place at the coast 5 km south of Ribe, rounded Ribe on 5 km distance, then went eastbound just south of Vamdrup and just north of Christiansfeld to the Baltic Sea.
In 1920, the border was moved around 50 km in southern direction to the present position, as determined by the Schleswig referendum in 1920. This approximately followed the not clearly defined language border.
In 2001, all border controls were removed based on the Schengen Agreement.
See also
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