Art. 119 Introductory Act to the Swiss Civil Code (EGzZGB) - IV. Public Property 1. Ownership

1. Bodies of water not demonstrably held in private ownership (rivers, lakes, streams), roads, and squares are classified as items for public use.

2. They are to be regarded as the property of the political municipality, subject to the roads belonging to the state.

3. Springs of such magnitude that their flow has the character of a stream or river from the outset are considered equivalent to rivers and streams.

4. When bodies of water or roads separate the territory of two municipalities, it is presumed that their center forms the boundary between the territories and the property of the two municipalities.

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