Austria–Germany border
The border between the modern states of Austria and Germany has a length of, or respectively. It is the longest international border of Austria and the tied longest border of Germany with another country.
Course
Within its western part, the border runs roughly from east to west, but from a point south of Salzburg to its eastern end, located at the tripoint of Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic, it runs in a mainly northeastward direction. The western end is located at the border tripoint of Germany, Austria and Switzerland within the Obersee part of Lake Constance, although the exact course of the international borders within Lake Constance have never been defined. The border is long, but a straight line between the endpoints is long.Jungholz and Kleinwalsertal are two Austrian pene-exclaves; they can only be reached by road through German territory.
Besides Lake Constance, the border does not pass through any significant lake, but it follows the Danube, Inn and Salzach rivers along the eastern part and the Leiblach in its western part. Otherwise, the border follows the western part of the Northern Limestone Alps, although a few valleys cross the border, too.
The Austrian states of Vorarlberg, Tyrol, Salzburg, and Upper Austria run along the international border, as does the German state of Bavaria.
Tripoints
The eastern tripoint between the countries of Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic is located at, near the villages of Schwarzenberg am Böhmerwald and Bayerischer Plöckenstein. The western tripoint is located between Germany, Austria and Switzerland, at approximately, in the eastern part of Upper Lake Constance.International bodies of water
Lakes
- Eibelesee
- Lake Constance
- Rannasee
- Taubensee
- Wöhrsee
Rivers and creeks
- Aschauer
- Augustinergraben
- Bächteletobel
- Baumgartenbach
- Bayrachbach
- Berchtesgadener Ache
- Berndlgraben
- Bolgenach
- Breitach
- Bächgraben
- Bärnbach
- Bürgerbach
- Danube
- Dandlbach
- Doserbach
- Dürrach
- Eibelebach
- Eibkendlbach
- Enzenbach
- Eyenbach
- Fermersbach
- Finsterbach
- Fischbach
- Fischbach
- Fugenbach
- Gatterlbach
- Großache
- Hagenbach
- Hirschbichlklausgraben
- Holderbach
- Hörnlebach
- Hühnersbach
- Inn
- Isar
- Kälbergernbach
- Kesselbach
- Kieferbach
- Kleiner Bach
- Kräutergrabenbach
- Köhlerbach
- Laublisbach
- Lappbach
- Lech
- Lecknerbach
- Leiblach
- Leutasch
- Lenzengraben
- Littenbach
- Lofer
- Loisach
- Markgraben
- Maxenbach
- Mosertalbach
- Mühlbach
- Naidernach
- Neualmbach
- Neuhäuslgraben
- Pittenbach
- Polusbach
- Reichenauer Graben
- Reichenbach
- Rickenbach
- Riedbach
- Rißbach
- Roggentalbach
- Rohrmoosbach
- Rothach
- Roßkarbach
- Saalach
- Salzach with several bridges, e.g. Oberndorf-Laufen
- Sandbach
- Schaffitzerbach
- Schanztobel
- Scheidbach
- Schellenbach
- Schlafblassenbach
- Schlawitzabach
- Schwarzenbach
- Schönbach
- Seebach
- Steinbach
- Stöcklbach
- Tiefengraben
- Totermannbach
- Unkenbach
- Valepp
- Vils
- Walchen
- Weißach
- Weißbach
- Wertach
- Zimmerholsbach
- Äuelebach
International bridges
- Alte Innbrücke, Schärding - Neuhaus
- Kräutelstein
- Saalachbrücke Salzburg-Freilassing
International mountain ranges
- Alps
- Alpine foothills
International mountains
- Ammer Saddle
- Dürrnberg
- Fellhorn
- Kranzhorn
- Untersberg
- Zugspitze
Settlements near the border
- Freilassing / Salzburg
- Großgmain
- Kufstein / Oberaudorf
- Oberau
- Waidring
- Walserberg
International traffic
Road
- Inn Valley Autobahn
- Schrofen Pass
- Steinpass
- Ursprung Pass
Rail
- Ausserfern Railway
- Mittenwald Railway
- Rosenheim–Kufstein railway
- Rosenheim–Salzburg railway
- Vorarlberg Railway
- Wels–Passau railway
History