Such stones are testimonies of contemporary history. When it was erected in 1839, one side of the stone was inscribed with CS (Canton Schaffhausen). Below it was a small S for Switzerland. On the other side was the Grand Duchy of Baden. Germany as a state was not created until 1871.

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What a privilege to cross borders without any ifs or buts

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Location: Stein am Rhein, Schaffhausen, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland

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