Vehicle door with actuation device for generating a switch signal, and motor vehicle

A vehicle door, comprising:

• an electrically switchable lock and an actuating device for generating a switching signal for opening the lock, wherein the actuating device has a first actuation region and a sensor region spaced from the first actuation region, wherein a measuring device is arranged in the sensor region, a portion or element of which measuring device undergoes a deformation in a second direction when the first actuation region is subjected to force in a first direction, and the measuring device emits a switching signal of the first type due to the deformation, wherein the vehicle door further has a window and an associated window shaft, and wherein each actuation region is provided on a window shaft strip closing off the window shaft or as a window shaft strip closing off the window shaft.