I live in the city of Schaffhausen, Switzerland. It is a
small city of around 35,000 people. It is the capital of the Canton of
Schaffhausen as well. Wikipedia does a pretty good job of describing our city. While the
article explains that it is surrounded on three sides by Germany, I don’t think
you quite get the idea of how close the border actually is. I quick stroll from our apartment requires
that I bring my passport.
Most days, I take Norton to a forested area just next to the
city. To get there, we walk by border markers that are cement pillars about 3
feet high. One side is marked with “D”
for Germany or GB for Grossherzogtum Baden; the other has CH for Switzerland or CS for Canton Schaffhausen. My favorite is a small,
square marker which points out a tiny corner between the two
countries.
There is tiny path that cuts through the forest that
straddles the border. These stone
doodads were erected in 1839 to mark the border between Germany and
Switzerland. I’m an International woman of mystery almost every day!
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