Lottstetten

History

In 1806 Lottstetten became part of Baden. From 1840 until 1935, the territory of Lottstetten together with Altenburg, Jestetten and what was then Dettighofen, was part of the region which formed a customs exclusion zone and was not part of the German customs area. Inhabitants were able to offer their produce to the rest of Germany as well as to Switzerland. This situation brought about a higher standard of living and prosperity compared to the rest of Germany.

Geography

Lottstetten is surrounded on three sides by the international and customs border with Switzerland. To the west, south and east of the village lies the Rhine and Swiss territory. Road border crossings into Switzerland are located near Lottstetten with Rafz in canton Zurich, with Solgen part of Rafz and the Nack to Ischläg crossing in Rüdlingen municipality, canton Schaffhausen.

Most-observed species

• European roe deer

  Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
  20,997
• Meadow Brown

  Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  11,237
• red fox

  Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
  8,230
• Common Blue

  Polyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta
  4,985
• Marbled White

  Melanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
  4,598
• Annual Fleabane

  Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
  4,149
• wild boar

  Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
  3,593
• Small Heath

  Coenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  3,108

Most recent

• M 4.2 — 2026-04-26
  4 km NNW of Quarten, Switzerland
• M 3.5 — 2024-06-27
  1 km SSW of Todtmoos, Germany
• M 4.2 — 2024-06-04
  2 km NNW of Unteriberg, Switzerland
• M 3.4 — 2022-10-16
  Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
• M 3.9 — 2022-09-10
  1 km WSW of Zimmersheim, France
• M 3.8 — 2022-09-01
  2 km WSW of Sevelen, Switzerland