Canton of Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen is a canton of Switzerland. The capital city of the canton is Schaffhausen.
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| Coordinates: 47°43′N 8°34′E / 47.717°N 8.567°ECoordinates: 47°43′N 8°34′E / 47.717°N 8.567°E | |
| Capital | Schaffhausen |
| Subdivisions | 26[1] municipalities |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Regierungsrat (5) |
| • Legislative | Kantonsrat (60) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 298.43 km2 (115.22 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2017)Template:Swiss populations ref 2017 | |
| • Total | 81,351 |
| • Density | 272.597/km2 (706.022/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-SH |
| Highest point | 912 m (2,992 ft): Hoher Randen |
| Lowest point | 344 m (1,129 ft): Rhine at Buchberg |
| Joined | 1501 |
| Languages | German |
| Website | www |
Geography
The canton of Schaffhausen is the canton of Switzerland farthest north, located to the north of Zurich.
The Rhine Falls are the largest waterfalls in Europe and lie on the border of the canton of Schaffhausen, the canton of Zurich and Germany.
Municipalities
Canton Of Schaffhausen Media
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Countryside near Dörflingen
Municipalities in the Canton
- Rheinfall - Neuhausen - SIG IMG 3771.jpg
SIG building in Neuhausen am Rheinfall
- Netzplan Regionale Verkehrsbetriebe Schaffhausen RVSH 2024.png
Regional bus routes of vbsh in the canton of Schaffhausen and neighboring German territory (as of December 2023)
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Regional buses in Hemmental
- Bf Schaffhausen DB426 RB Nach Singen Gleis4.jpg
Trains at Schaffhausen railway station
- Bf Schaffhausen Re450 S-Bahn Züri Nach Uster Gleis 5.jpg
S9 service of Zürich S-Bahn at Schaffhausen railway station
- Rheinbrücke Feuerthalen 2018.jpg
Thurbo on the Rheinbrücke (Lake Line) between Schaffhausen and Feuerthalen
- Hemishofen Rheinbrücke der Nationalbahn.jpg
The Hemishofen railway bridge (near Stein am Rhein) over the River Rhine on the Etzwilen–Singen railway line (via Hemishofen and Ramsen) is nowadays only used by a museum railway line (a boat of URh is seen below)
References
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- ↑ Arealstatistik Land Cover - Kantone und Grossregionen nach 6 Hauptbereichen accessed 27 October 2017
Other websites
- Official Page (German)
- Archives Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine (German)
- 34 townships
- Official Statistics
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