Danish–German border

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The Danish–German border is the international boundary separating Denmark and Germany, running across the Jutland Peninsula and marking the division between the two countries’ territories and cultures.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international border
state border
administeredBy Federal Republic of Germany
linked to: Germany

Kingdom of Denmark
linked to: Denmark
countryBorder Denmark
Germany
crosses Flensburg Fjord region
linked to: Flensburg Fjord
currentLineEstablished 1920
formedByEvent Second Schleswig War
Treaty of Vienna (1864)
governedByAgreement Bonn–Copenhagen Declarations
hasAdjacentSeaArea Baltic Sea region
North Sea region
linked to: North Sea
hasBorderControlStatus generally open border
hasBorderCrossingRegime Schengen Agreement
hasCheckpoint Frøslev–Ellund border crossing
Kruså border crossing
Padborg border crossing
hasCulturalSignificance marks division between Danish and German language areas
symbol of peaceful coexistence between Denmark and Germany
hasDemarcationMethod border markers and boundary stones
hasHistoricalRegion Holstein
Schleswig
Southern Jutland
linked to: South Jutland
hasLegalFramework Danish–German border treaties
hasLengthApprox about 68 km
hasMinorityCommunity Danish minority in Germany
German minority in Denmark
hasTransportRoute European route E45
railway connections between Denmark and Germany
hasType land border
historicallyPartOf Duchy of Holstein
Duchy of Schleswig
locatedIn Europe
Northern Europe
locatedOn Jutland Peninsula
nearCity Flensburg
Harrislee
Kruså
Padborg
Sønderborg
Tønder
partOf Schengen Area internal borders
linked to: Schengen Area
redefinedByEvent 1920 Schleswig plebiscites
Schleswig plebiscites
Treaty of Versailles
separates Denmark
Germany

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jutland Peninsula contains Danish–German border
German-speaking Denmark partOf Danish–German border region
linked to: Danish–German border
German-speaking Denmark historicallyInfluencedBy Danish–German border changes of 1920
linked to: Danish–German border
Port of Flensburg locatedNear German-Danish border
linked to: Danish–German border
Fehmarn Belt partOf Denmark–Germany border
linked to: Danish–German border