Büsingen am Hochrhein is a German town entirely surrounded by the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen. Owing to its unusual geographical location, it uses public services from both countries, including public transport, post and telephone services, which operate side by side. Politically, Büsingen is part of Germany, forming part of the district of Konstanz, in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, but economically, it forms part of the Swiss customs area, as does the Italian enclave of Campione and the independent principality of Liechtenstein, and uses the Swiss Franc as well as the Euro (the latter is the only legal tender, but the former is far more popular in everyday use). The Canton of Schaffhausen is a canton of Switzerland. ... A taxi serving as a bus Public transport comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. ... For the postal system, see mail For Usenet, see newsgroup For World Wide Web, see discussion groups In computing, Power-On Self Test, see booting For the cereal maker, see Post Cereals For the twentieth century mathematician, see Emil Leon Post Post is also a location on a basketball court... A telephone handset A touch-tone telephone dial Telephone This article is about telephone technology. ... Konstanz (also sometimes in English Constance) is a district (Kreis) in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Germany is a federation of 16 states called Länder (singular Land, which may be translated as country) or unofficially Bundesländer (singular Bundesland, German federal state). ... With an area of 35,742 km² and 10. ... In human geography, an enclave is a piece of land which is totally enclosed within a foreign territory. ... Campione (also known as Campione dItalia) is an Italian enclave within the Swiss canton of Ticino, separated from the rest of Italy by Lake Lugano and mountains. ... The Swiss franc (ISO 4217: CHF or 756) is the currency of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. ... The euro (€; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. ...

For example, to send a letter to Büsingen, one can send it using either a Swiss postal code A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. ...

 Junkerstr. 86 CH-8238 Büsingen 

or a German one:

 Junkerstr. 86 D-78266 Büsingen 

External links

• Büsingen Official Website (http://www.buesingen.de)
• Great Central European Border Expedition (http://www.borderlandtv.com/photos_1.html)