As the title mentions you can see in the screenshots from google maps that the border logic is not consistent. Found it interesting that borders are marked in one lake but not on the other. Is this a particularly of google maps or is there a geopolitical background to this?

by Far_Glass_2981

13 comments

  1. Germany, Austria and Switzerland do not agree on where the border is.
    It is a longstanding but peaceful border conflict

  3. It’s just that France and Switzerland have a treaty clearly defining the borders.

  4. Nobody agrees where the Border is and nobody cares enough to solve it.

  5. the countries never decided where the border should be on the lake. I think it had to do with the fact that Austria wanted a third of the lake even though it barely borders it compared to Switzerland and Germany. they then just never agreed on proper borders.

  6. Basically, Switzerland and France agree on the border of Lac Leman while Switzerland, Austria and Germany don‘t for Bodensee. Bodensee is basically a condominium but what that entails exactly is different according to each country.

    [Relevant Tom Scott Video](https://youtu.be/KwHj4lj3F-k?si=TFpQkRmRX9rew0sF)

  8. It’s cultural. You know it’s that French speaking uptightness which Germanophones don’t have. They’re much more relaxed with their neighbours and the atmosphere in general is much more chill 😉

  12. I’m having a stroke looking at a map where the north is not on top

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