Canton of Schaffhausen
Canton of Schaffhausen
Canton of Schaffhouse | |
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| Coordinates: 47°43′N 8°34′E / 47.717°N 8.567°E | |
| Capital | Schaffhausen |
| Subdivisions | 26 municipalities |
| Government | |
| • President | Martin Kessler |
| • Executive | Regierungsrat (5) |
| • Legislative | Kantonsrat (60) |
| Area | |
• Total | 298.43 km2 (115.22 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2020) | |
• Total | 83,107 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | CHF 7.244 billion (2020) |
| • Per capita | CHF 87,569 (2020) |
| 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 |
The canton of Schaffhausen, also canton of Schaffhouse (German: Kanton Schaffhausen; Romansh: Chantun Schaffusa; French: Canton de Schaffhouse; Italian: Canton Sciaffusa), is the northernmost canton of Switzerland. The principal city and capital of the canton is Schaffhausen. The canton's territory is divided into three non-contiguous segments, where German territory reaches the Rhine. The large central part, which includes the capital, in turn separates the German exclave of Büsingen am Hochrhein from the rest of Germany.