[2] In May 1989, Hegyeshalom became one of the many sites of the fall of the Iron Curtain when Hungarian border guards tore down sections of barbed wire fences that separated Hungary and Austria.

[3] Until 21 December 2007, at 00:00 CET, Hegyeshalom was an important border crossing and control point between Austria, Slovakia and Hungary.

However, all border controls ceased at that time as Hungary as well as Slovakia joined the Schengen Area.

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the border crossing at Hegyeshalom was temporarily re-opened following an agreement between Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó and Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs Alexander Schallenberg.

On the eastern side stands the gothic tower with eightfold basic walls, while the upper part of it is fourfold, built in the 18th century.