Denmark–Sweden border
The Denmark–Sweden border is a national border, which since at least 1814 goes completely in the seas. The territorial waters of the countries border each other along a 115 kilometres (71 mi)[1] long distance in Øresund, approximately between Höganäs and Falsterbo.
There is one fixed connection, the 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) long Øresund fixed link.
History
Øresund became the border between Denmark and Sweden in 1658, through the Treaty of Roskilde. At that time, until 1814, Norway was a part of Denmark, so today's Norway–Sweden border was formally the border between Denmark and Sweden.
Before 1658, the historic provinces of Skåne, Halland, Blekinge and Bohuslän belonged to Denmark, so the eastern or northern border of them were the Denmark–Sweden border.
Border crossings
The following routes (air travel not included) have public transport or roads between Denmark and Sweden:
- Frederikshavn–Göteborg, car ferry.
- Grenå–Varberg, car ferry.
- Helsingør–Helsingborg, car ferry (and train ferry 1892-1999).
- Copenhagen–Malmö, road and railway, the Øresund Bridge.
- Rønne–Ystad, car ferry.
The Nordic Passport Union means that there are no passport or other identity checks when crossing the border, except that temporary checks were introduced in November 2015 on the Swedish side and little later on the Danish side, only the direction into Sweden (passports or EU or Nordic id cards were needed). There are random customs checks on the Swedish side.
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Coordinates: 56°06′N 12°35′E / 56.100°N 12.583°E