Canton of Schaffhausen
canton of Switzerland
Schaffhausen is a canton of Switzerland. The capital city of the canton is Schaffhausen.
Schaffhausen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Switzerland | |
Map of Schaffhausen  | |
| Capital | Schaffhausen |
| Subdivisions | 26 municipalities |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Regierungsrat (5) |
| • Legislative | Kantonsrat (80) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 298.43 km2 (115.22 sq mi) |
| Population (12/2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 81,351 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-SH |
| Highest point | 912 m (2,992 ft): Hagen |
| Joined | 1501 |
| Languages | German |
| Website | SH.ch |
GeographyEdit
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.
MunicipalitiesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Arealstatistik Land Cover - Kantone und Grossregionen nach 6 Hauptbereichen accessed 27 October 2017
- ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 17 September 2018
Other websitesEdit
- Official Page (German)
- Archives (German)
- 34 townships
- Official Statistics
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Schaffhausen (canton). |
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