Canton of Schaffhausen
canton of Switzerland
Schaffhausen is a canton of Switzerland. The capital city of the canton is Schaffhausen.
Kanton Schaffhausen | |
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Coordinates: 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 2020)[3] | |
• Total | 83,107 |
• Density | 280/km2 (720/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
changeThe 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
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz – MS-Excel Version | Publikation | Bundesamt für Statistik". Bfs.admin.ch. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ↑ Arealstatistik Land Cover - Kantone und Grossregionen nach 6 Hauptbereichen accessed 27 October 2017
- ↑ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
Other websites
change- Official Page (German)
- Archives Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine (German)
- 34 townships
- Official Statistics
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