Schaffhausen (canton)

Schaffhausen
—  Canton of Switzerland  —
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 47°43′N 8°34′E
Capital	Schaffhausen
Subdivisions	34 municipalities
Government
• Executive	Regierungsrat (5)
• Legislative	Kantonsrat (80)
Area
• Total	298 km2 (115 sq mi)
Area rank	20th
Population (2006)
• Total	73,712
• Rank	19th
• Density	247.4/km2 (640.6/sq mi)
Highest point	912 m (2,992 ft) - Hagen
Joined	1501
Abbreviation	SH
Languages	German
Website	SH.ch
Map of Schaffhausen

Schaffhausen is a canton of Switzerland. The capital city of the canton is Schaffhausen.

Geography

The canton of Schaffhausen is the canton of Switzerland farthest north, located to the north of Zurich.

The Rhine Falls are the biggest waterfalls in Europe and lie on the border of the canton of Schaffhausen, the canton of Zurich and Germany.

Municipalities

Altdorf Bargen Beggingen Beringen Bibern Buch Buchberg Büttenhardt Dörflingen Gächlingen Guntmadingen Hallau Hemishofen Hemmental Hofen Lohn

Löhningen Merishausen Neuhausen am Rheinfall Neunkirch Oberhallau Opfertshofen Ramsen Rüdlingen Schaffhausen Schleitheim Siblingen Stein am Rhein Stetten Thayngen Trasadingen Wilchingen

Other websites

• Official Page (German)
• Archives (German)
• 34 townships
• Official Statistics

Cantons of Switzerland

Aargau  · Appenzell Innerrhoden  · Appenzell Ausserrhoden  · Basel-Stadt  · Basel-Landschaft  · Bern  · Fribourg  · Geneva  · Glarus  · Graubünden  · Jura  · Lucerne  · Neuchâtel  · Nidwalden  · Obwalden  · Schaffhausen  · Schwyz  · Solothurn  · St. Gallen  · Thurgau  · Ticino  · Uri  · Valais  · Vaud  · Zug  · Zürich