Living in Hilzingen and working in Switzerland: German cross-border worker (§15a)
Hilzingen falls under the §15a DBA Germany-Switzerland cross-border regime: Swiss withholding tax of 4.5% on gross pay (with a residence certificate on file), provided you don't exceed 60 non-return days per year; Source: Lettera BMF (Bundesministerium der Finanzen) del 2023-12-07; articolo 15a DBA Germania-Svizzera; articolo 2 comma 6 OAMal (Optionsrecht assicurazione malattia).
Updated:
- Population
- 9,196
- Distance to crossing
- 4 km
- Gottmadingen – Thayngen, Ebringerstrasse
- Postal code
- 78247
- Konstanz
- Withholding tax
- 4.5%
- Art. 15a
Useful reading
The calculator implements the Italy-Switzerland cross-border regime (Ticino withholding tax plus Italian IRPEF with its allowance). It does not reproduce the regime described on this page, so its result does not apply to residents here.
Homeoffice days do not count as non-return days.
Compared with the nearest towns
Within 15 km of Hilzingen there are 6 towns with a page on this site: Gottmadingen, Singen (Hohentwiel), Rielasingen-Worblingen, Engen, Steißlingen and Radolfzell am Bodensee.
Across this group the distance to the border runs from 1 km (Gottmadingen) to 15 km (Steißlingen).
Hilzingen sits at 4 km: 3 of 7 counting from the lowest.
By population, this town ranks 18 of 34 with 9,196 residents; immediately above: Blumberg and Laufenburg (Baden); immediately below: Kandern and Efringen-Kirchen; tied with: no town.
By road distance, this town ranks 14 of 34 at 4 km; immediately above: Jestetten and Rielasingen-Worblingen; immediately below: Waldshut-Tiengen and Murg; tied with: no town.
Within Landkreis Konstanz, the comparable towns besides this page are Konstanz, Singen (Hohentwiel), Radolfzell am Bodensee, Rielasingen-Worblingen, Engen, Gottmadingen, Allensbach, Reichenau and Steißlingen.
The Gottmadingen – Thayngen, Ebringerstrasse route is the reference crossing for this page.
The six nearest towns to this page connect to these crossings: Gottmadingen – Buch-Blindenhausen SH, Rielasingen-Worblingen – Ramsen-Hofenacker and Tengen – Thayngen, L188.
| Town | Distance from here | Distance to border | Population | Nearest crossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilzingen (here) | — | 4 km | 9,196 | Gottmadingen – Thayngen, Ebringerstrasse |
| Gottmadingen | 3.4 km | 1 km | 10,871 | Gottmadingen – Buch-Blindenhausen SH |
| Singen (Hohentwiel) | 4.3 km | 6 km | 47,621 | Rielasingen-Worblingen – Ramsen-Hofenacker |
| Rielasingen-Worblingen | 6.6 km | 3 km | 12,268 | Rielasingen-Worblingen – Ramsen-Hofenacker |
| Engen | 9.8 km | 13 km | 11,311 | Tengen – Thayngen, L188 |
| Steißlingen | 12 km | 15 km | 5,133 | Rielasingen-Worblingen – Ramsen-Hofenacker |
| Radolfzell am Bodensee | 15 km | 14 km | 31,734 | Rielasingen-Worblingen – Ramsen-Hofenacker |
Straight-line distances computed from the town-centre coordinates in our dataset. Road distance to the nearest crossing and population from the German municipal dataset (Destatis, AGS key).
Estimates for guidance only. Actual taxation depends on family situation, deductions and certificates. Always check with a tax adviser or your canton of employment.