Franco-German border

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The Franco-German border is the international boundary separating France and Germany, running largely along the Rhine and historically central to European political and cultural relations.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international border
state border
adjacentToRiver Moselle
linked to: Moselle River

Saar
associatedWithMilitaryStructure Maginot Line
associatedWithTreaty Treaty of Frankfurt (1871)
linked to: Treaty of Frankfurt

Treaty of Paris (1947)
Treaty of Versailles
borderControlStatus no routine passport checks (Schengen)
continent Europe
country1 France
country2 Germany
crossedBy bridges over the Rhine
motorways
railway lines
demilitarizedBy European integration
followsRiver Rhine
formedPartOf Western Front in World War I
linked to: Western Front

Western Front in World War II
linked to: Western Front
hasBorderCrossingType open border
hasBorderRegime Schengen Agreement
hasHistoricalDisputeOver Alsace-Lorraine
hasSymbolicRoleIn European unity
Franco-German reconciliation
historicallyCentralTo European cultural relations
European politics
Franco-German relations
integratedBy European Coal and Steel Community
European Economic Community
European Union
locatedInRegion Western Europe
partOf European Union internal borders
linked to: Schengen Area

Schengen Area internal borders
linked to: Schengen Area
passesNearCity Basel
linked to: Basel-Stadt

Kehl
Mulhouse
Strasbourg
passesThroughRegion Alsace
Baden-Württemberg
Grand Est
Saarland
separates France
Germany
timeZoneOnBothSides Central European Time
usedToHave fortified frontier sections
wasMilitarizedDuring Cold War

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Referenced by (20)

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Eurodistrict Strasbourg-Ortenau borderCrosses Franco-German border
Fortified Sector of Haguenau locatedOn French–German border
linked to: Franco-German border
France–Germany–Luxembourg tripoint partOf France–Germany border
linked to: Franco-German border
Lorraine frontierRegionOf Franco-German border
Saint-Louis partOf France–Germany border region
linked to: Franco-German border
Moselle isPartOf Franco-German border region
linked to: Franco-German border
Rhineland Pact guaranteedBorder Germany–France border
linked to: Franco-German border
French Second Army locationDuringWorldWarII French–German border region
linked to: Franco-German border
EUCOR – The European Campus geographicScope France–Germany–Switzerland border region
linked to: Franco-German border
Battle of Wissembourg front Franco-German frontier in Alsace
linked to: Franco-German border
Sasbach locatedIn Germany–France border region
linked to: Franco-German border
Ouvrage Soetrich locatedNear Franco–German border
linked to: Franco-German border
Eurodistrict SaarMoselle borderCrosses Franco-German border
Diedenhofen associatedWith Franco-German borderlands
linked to: Franco-German border
Forbach borderRegion Franco-German border area
linked to: Franco-German border
Eurodistrict PAMINA partOf Franco-German border region
linked to: Franco-German border
Strasbourg–Offenburg railway hasBorderCrossing France–Germany border
linked to: Franco-German border
Rhine River Basin crossesPoliticalBoundary French–German border
linked to: Franco-German border
Paris–Stuttgart high-speed service borderCrossing France–Germany border
linked to: Franco-German border