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Border controls: Kupfermühle car park closed from Friday!
From November 7, 2025, the parking lot on the B200 in Kupfermühle will be closed due to renovation work by the Federal Police.
Border controls: Kupfermühle car park closed from Friday!
From next Friday, November 7th, 2025, the parking lot on the important B200 heading south, located in Kupfermühle in the Schleswig-Flensburg district, will be closed for an indefinite period of time. This measure was announced by the federal police in Flensburg and is part of extensive restructuring measures that are related to the border controls that have been reintroduced since September 16, 2024. Commuters and car park users are urged to remove their vehicles in a timely manner, otherwise they may be subject to a chargeable towing if they are parked illegally.
The closure of the parking lot below the stairs to the Hotel des Nordens is necessary to make space for a new checkpoint. This new facility is intended to be able to react more flexibly to the weather conditions during the dark season and replaces the previous containers that were located on it. The Federal Police will provide further details about the renovation work in the near future. NDR reports that...
Background of border controls
The reasons for reintroducing border controls are complex. These measures aim to reduce unwanted migration and crime. Loud daily news The checks are carried out randomly by the Federal Police, which is able to organize them flexibly in terms of space and time. Travelers should always carry an identity document with them, be it an ID card or passport.
It is important for commuters and travelers to be aware of these changes because since their introduction, the controls have already resulted in a fifth reduction in asylum applications and over 30,000 rejections at German borders. In Bavaria in particular there are often delays and long waiting times at crossings, while in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania there are hardly any significant delays. Press portal adds that…
Public and business voices are concerned that these controls could significantly restrict cross-border trade and the mobility of cross-border commuters. The DIHK has already emphasized the need for such controls not to lead to significant restrictions on the movement of goods and travel.
It is therefore now up to commuters to prepare for the coming changes and to heed the Federal Police’s advice. In order to ensure operations at the new checkpoint, further details will soon be published by the authority. It remains to be seen how the situation will develop, especially with a view to the winter months.