Büsingen am Hochrhein is a German enclave inside Switzerland. It is still a part of Germany because Switzerland couldn't decide on what to exchange instead of this enclave.
Even thought it is a German enclave, for all practical purposes it is a part of Switzerland.
The most interesting bit being that it postal and phone communications to this enclave. Following is an excerpt from Wiki
Post and telecommunications
There is a German post office in Büsingen; Büsingen has two postal codes, one Swiss and one German. To send a letter to Büsingen, one may address it to:
- 8238 Büsingen am Hochrhein
- Schweiz
or:
- 78266 Büsingen am Hochrhein
- Deutschland
Letters from Büsingen may be franked with a Swiss or a German stamp. A standard letter from Büsingen to Switzerland needs either a Swiss stamp worth 85 Rappen or a German one worth 62 euro cents (approximately 74 Rappen). Outside of the post office, there are Deutsche Telekom and Swisscom phone booths.
Similarly, residents of Büsingen can be reached by telephone using either a German number (with the prefix +49 7734) or a Swiss one (with the prefix +41 52).
Isn't it just amazing!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%BCsingen_am_Hochrhein
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