Tripoint
A triangle - also called tri-border region - is the geographical point at which meet three equal boundaries and three same nature territories ( States, individual states, administrative units, etc.). Such Dreiländerecke are mostly known, if they exist for some time, or when three cultures meet. Most of these site is marked by the respective national flags or monuments.
- 3.1 Germany
- 3.2 Austria
- 3.3 Switzerland
- 4.1 Europe
- 4.2 America
- 4.3 Africa
- 4.4 Asia
- 4.5 Oceania
General Overview
Of the 135 currently 196 countries on earth have such a limit point. In total there are 159 Dreiländerecke on earth. The frequency of occurrence of three countries corners depends on the number of neighbors but also on the number of maritime borders. Thus, island nations such as Japan, none, as well as countries such as Portugal or Denmark, which have only one neighbor and are completely surrounded by a country ( eg San Marino). Also two neighboring countries are not a sufficient criterion, as for example with respect to the United States in North America. The area of a state has little to do with the number of three-country corner: The state with the most is China with 16, while Russia, the largest area of state in the world, only 10 have.
Austria has on its borders nine Dreiländerecke ( making it the state with the most corners Three countries in Europe), Germany seven, Switzerland and Liechtenstein has six two three countries corner.
Vaalserberg: triangle (D / NL / B)
Sevenig: Europe Monument (D / B / L)
Triangle D / A / CZ
Zittau: triangle (D / CZ / PL)
Triangle A- HU -SK
Treriksröset: triangle FIN / N / S
Mountain Oven: Landmark triangle I / SLO / A
Monte Roraima: triangle Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela
Landmark on the Argentine side of the border triangle RA / BR / PY
Mekong River and Golden Triangle
Dreiländerecke world
The following listings show lists of all international Dreiländerecke. ( Countries are ranked in ascending order in rows. )
Europe
In Europe there are 48 international Dreiländerecke:
Central and South America
In Central America, there are two three-country corner, in South America 13:
North America
Since all states extend to the North American continent from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean, there exist no Dreiländerecke.
The states of the United States constitute 38 Tri-State Areas ( Tri-State areas).
Africa
In Africa, there are 60 three-country corner, two of which are also often seen as a quadrangle:
Asia
In Asia, there are 42 three-country corner:
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The Dreiländerecke China - Kazakhstan - Russia and China - Mongolia - Russia in the Altai are only 50 kilometers away from each other.
Germany, Austria, Switzerland
The following listings show lists of Dreiländerecke that are formed from German and Austrian Länder and Swiss cantons ( cantons or Countries are arranged alphabetically in ascending order in rows. )
Germany
The 16 German states together constitute 15 Dreiländerecke. Most Dreiländerecke have Lower Saxony and Hesse, each with 6. Berlin, Bremen and Saarland have no inner-German border triangle.
Austria
The nine Austrian provinces together five Dreiländerecke. Most Dreiländerecke have Salzburg and Styria, each with three. Vorarlberg and Vienna have no ( within Austria ) Dreiländerecke.
Switzerland
The 26 Swiss cantons together 45 Dreiländerecke. Most Dreiländerecke, the canton of Bern 14 The cantons of Basel-Stadt, Geneva and Schaffhausen have no Dreiländerecke on.
Former Dreiländerecke
As a result of boundary changes, it happens that previous Dreiländerecke be part of the normal state borders or entirely within the territory of a State only find (eg the former Dreikaisereck in today's Poland ), but still remain a landmark. As a result of the countless global frontier shifts over time are only some of former Dreiländerecke can be listed here.