Schaffhausen

This article is about the town of Schaffhausen in the canton of Schaffhausen with the same name, for other meanings of Schaffhausen see Schaffhausen (disambiguation).

Audio-Datei / HörbeispielSchaffhausen? /i (in the local dialect Schafuuse, Schaffuuse, Schafhuuse [ˌʃaˈfuːz̥ə] [ˌʃaˈfːuːz̥ə] [ˌʃafˈhuːz̥ə]; French Schaffhouse, Italian Sciaffusa, Rhaeto-RomanicAudio-Datei / Hörbeispiel Schaffusa? /i) is a town on the High Rhine. It is the capital of the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen and with about 36,600 inhabitants also the largest municipality of the canton.

Geography

Schaffhausen is the northernmost town in Switzerland and is one of the few Swiss towns north of the High Rhine (the border between Germany and Switzerland), along with Basel, the small town of Stein am Rhein, Neunkirch and Eglisau (Canton Zurich). Schaffhausen lies southeast of the Randen, at the mouth of the Durach, which comes from the north, into the Rhine.

The old town has numerous Renaissance buildings. Schaffhausen was given the nickname of oriel town because of the 300 oriels that are present. Outside the original town walls, but now in the middle of the town due to expansion, is the Munot, a 16th century fortress. Southwest of the town, but no longer within the town limits, is the Rhine Falls, the largest waterfall in Europe. Of the 41.78 km² municipal area, 19.9% belongs to the building zone, 29.1% is used for agriculture and 51% is forested.

Neighboring communities

Since the incorporation of Hemmental in 2009, the town of Schaffhausen borders 13 municipalities in the canton of Schaffhausen, the canton of Zurich and Germany.

Beggingen (SH)
Schleitheim (SH)

Merishausen (SH)
Büttenhardt (SH)

Stetten (SH)

Siblingen (SH)
Beringen (SH)

Nachbargemeinden

Thayngen (SH)
Dörflingen (SH)
Büsingen (D)

Neuhausen am Rheinfall (SH)

Flurlingen (ZH)

Feuerthalen (ZH)

Urban quarters

The city of Schaffhausen consists of the following quarters:

  • Old town/Rheinhalde
  • Climb
  • Urwerf/Mühlenen
  • Width/Hole tree
  • Summer dump/meadow
  • Hochstrasse/Geissberg
  • Mill valley/Birch
  • Schweizersbild/Mutzentäli
  • Emmersberg/Pits
  • Buchthalen/Outdoors
  • Niklausen/Ebnat
  • Herblingen/Gennersbrunn
  • Hemmental

City districts according to the Federal Statistical Office:

Quartier

No.

BFS code

Inhabitants end 2015

Comments

Quartiere von Schaffhausen

Rhine

1

2939001

3866

Wide

2

2939002

7859

High Street

3

2939003

7859

Herblingen

4

2939004

5145

1964 merged with the town of Schaffhausen

Pits

5

2939005

5791

Buchthalen

6

2939006

4682

Merged with the town of Schaffhausen in 1947

Hemmental

7

2939007

599

Merged with the city of Schaffhausen in 2009

Postal codes

Schaffhausen is part of the routing circle 8 of the Swiss postal code system.

Postal code

District

8200

Schaffhausen

8201

Schaffhausen 1 (compartments)

8203

Schaffhausen 3 Buchthalen

8204

Schaffhausen 4 Width (compartments)

8205

Schaffhausen 5 Hochstrasse (post office)

8207

Schaffhausen 7 Herblingen

8208

Schaffhausen 8 Cantonal Hospital

8231

Schaffhausen Hemmental

Climate

Schaffhausen is located on the edge of the Central Plateau and in the temperate climate zone. The town lies in the rain shadow of the Black Forest, Randen and the Reiat. The Black Forest in particular keeps out the rainy westerly winds.

The annual mean temperature is 8.8 °C, whereby the coldest monthly mean temperatures are measured in January with 0.0 °C and the warmest in July with 18.9 °C. The average monthly mean temperature here is around 82 frost days and 22 ice days. On average, around 82 frost days and 22 ice days are to be expected here. There are around 45 summer days on average over the year, while there are normally 8.2 heat days. The MeteoSwiss weather station is located at an altitude of 438 m above sea level.

Schaffhausen, 1981-2010

Climate diagram

J

F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

O

N

D

 

 

66

 

3

-2

 

 

59

 

5

-2

 

 

65

 

10

1

 

 

64

 

14

4

 

 

88

 

19

9

 

 

92

 

22

12

 

 

95

 

25

14

 

 

86

 

24

14

 

 

72

 

19

10

 

 

77

 

14

6

 

 

64

 

7

2

 

 

79

 

4

-1

Temperature in °C, precipitation in mm

Source:

 

Monthly average temperatures and precipitation for Schaffhausen, 1981-2010

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Max. Temperature (°C)

2,6

4,7

9,9

14,4

19,2

22,3

24,7

24,0

19,4

13,8

7,0

3,5

Ø

13,8

Min. temperature (°C)

−2,4

−2,0

1,3

4,4

8,8

11,9

13,8

13,5

10,1

6,4

1,7

−0,9

Ø

5,6

Temperature (°C)

0,0

1,1

5,3

9,2

13,7

16,8

18,9

18,3

14,3

9,7

4,2

1,2

Ø

9,4

Precipitation (mm)

66

59

65

64

88

92

95

86

72

77

64

79

907

Sunshine hours (h/d)

1,3

2,5

3,7

4,9

5,6

6,4

6,9

6,3

4,7

2,7

1,4

1,0

Ø

Rainy days (d)

10,0

8,4

10,9

9,9

11,3

11,3

11,3

10,5

8,9

9,8

9,7

10,5

122,5

Humidity (%)

84

80

73

68

70

70

70

72

78

83

85

85

Ø

76,5


Temperature

2,6

−2,4

4,7

−2,0

9,9

1,3

14,4

4,4

19,2

8,8

22,3

11,9

24,7

13,8

24,0

13,5

19,4

10,1

13,8

6,4

7,0

1,7

3,5

−0,9

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

 


Precipitation

66

59

65

64

88

92

95

86

72

77

64

79

 

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Source:

Population

36,641 people live in the city of Schaffhausen (as of the end of 2019).

State

31.12.2010

31.12.2019

Switzerland SchweizSwitzerland

73,3 %

71,8 %

Germany DeutschlandGermany

5,9 %

6,3 %

Italy ItalienItaly

3,3 %

3,2 %

Kosovo KosovoKosovo

1,4 %

1,8 %

Turkey TürkeiTurkey

2,3 %

1,7 %

Croatia KroatienCroatia

2,0 %

n.n.

North Macedonia NordmazedonienNorth Macedonia

1,6 %

n.n.

Sri LankaSri Lanka Sri Lanka

1,3 %

n.n.

Serbia SerbienSerbia/MontenegroMontenegroMontenegro

1,1 %

n.n.

With its size, the city of Schaffhausen ranks 15th in the Swiss city ranking.

The city of Schaffhausen forms the centre of the canton of Schaffhausen. The Schaffhausen agglomeration also includes the northern Zürcher Weinland, the district of Diessenhofen in the canton of Thurgau and the German town of Büsingen. Approximately 100,000 inhabitants live in the Schaffhausen agglomeration.

Population development

Year

1771

1850

1870

1888

1900

1920

1941

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

2019

Inhabitants

6‘969

7‘700

10‘214

12‘315

15‘275

20‘064

22‘498

27‘261

32‘840

37‘035

34‘250

34‘225

33‘072

35'045

36'641

Questions and Answers

Q: Where is Schaffhausen located?


A: Schaffhausen is located in northern Switzerland.

Q: What is the population of Schaffhausen as of 2016?


A: The population of Schaffhausen is about 36,000 as of 2016.

Q: What kind of buildings can be found in the old portion of the town of Schaffhausen?


A: The old portion of the town of Schaffhausen has many fine Renaissance era buildings decorated with exterior frescos and sculpture.

Q: What is Munot?


A: Munot is an impressive old canton fortress in Schaffhausen.

Q: What is Neuhausen am Rheinfall known for?


A: Neuhausen am Rheinfall is known for being the location of Europe's largest waterfall, which is a tourist attraction.

Q: Is there a train that runs from Schaffhausen to nearby Rhine Falls?


A: Yes, there is a train that runs from Schaffhausen to nearby Rhine Falls in Neuhausen am Rheinfall.

Q: What can tourists expect to see at Rhine Falls?


A: Tourists can expect to see Europe's largest waterfall at Rhine Falls, which is located near Schaffhausen.

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