Schaffhausen (German: Schaffhausen (help·info)) is a city in northern Switzerland and the capital of the canton of the same name; it has an estimated population of 33,527 as of March 31, 2005. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. To help compare sizes of different geographic regions we list here Areas between 10 km² (1000 Hectares and 100 km² (10000 hectares The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit This page is a summary of the Postal codes of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. The Official Municipality Key, formerly also known as the Official Municipality Characteristic Number or Municipality Code Number is a number sequence for the identification of politically This is a list of Mayors ( Stadtpräsident) of Schaffhausen, Switzerland. The Free Democratic Party of Switzerland (Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei der Schweiz (FDP Parti radical-démocratique suisse (PRD Partito liberale radicale svizzero (PLR Partida The following is a list of the municipalities in Switzerland, listed alphabetically (from Aadorf to Zwischbergen) Büsingen am Hochrhein is a German town (762 km² entirely surrounded by the Swiss Canton of Schaffhausen and south across the Rhine by Büttenhardt is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. Dörflingen is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. Feuerthalen is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Flurlingen is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Hemmental is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. Merishausen is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. Neuhausen am Rheinfall (which was officially called Neuhausen until 1938 is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland Stetten is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. Thayngen (ˈtaːɪŋən is a village and a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. This list includes twin towns/sister cites ( Partnergemeinden, Partnerstädte, villes ou communes jumelles) of towns in Switzerland Sindelfingen is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Singen (Hohentwiel is a city in the very south of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Dobric may refer to Dobrich, a town in Bulgaria Dobrić, a village in Serbia In the Holy Roman Empire, a free imperial city (in German: freie Reichsstadt) was a City formally ruled by the Emperor only &mdash The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in All Saints' Abbey ( Kloster Allerheiligen) was a Premonstratensian monastery near Oppenau in the Black Forest in Baden-Württemberg The Canton of is a canton of Switzerland. The principal city and capital of the canton is Schaffhausen. Throughout the world there are many cities that were once national Capitals but no longer have that status because the country ceased to exist the capital was moved or the capital For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its Imperial immediacy (Reichsfreiheit or Reichsunmittelbarkeit) was a privileged feudal and political status a form of statehood which a City, religious The Old Swiss Confederacy was the precursor of modern-day Switzerland. The Old Swiss Confederacy was the precursor of modern-day Switzerland. The Old Swiss Confederacy was the precursor of modern-day Switzerland. The term Peace of Westphalia refers to the two peace treaties of Osnabrück and Münster, signed on May 15 and October 24 of The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The Canton of is a canton of Switzerland. The principal city and capital of the canton is Schaffhausen. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The old portion of the city has many fine Renaissance era buildings decorated with exterior frescos and sculpture, as well as the impressive old canton fortress, the Munot. The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth" Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere Fresco (plural either frescos or frescoes) is any of several related Painting types done on Plaster on walls or The Munot is a circular 16th century Fortification south of the Swiss city of Schaffhausen. A train runs out of town to the nearby Rhine Falls in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Europe's largest waterfall, a tourist attraction. The Rhine Falls ( Rheinfall in Switzerland) are the widest plain Waterfalls of Europe, just ahead of the Dettifoss Neuhausen am Rheinfall (which was officially called Neuhausen until 1938 is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland

Contents 1 History 2 Industry 3 See also 4 External links

History

Schaffhausen was a city state in the Middle Ages, documented to have struck its own coins starting in 1045. For a time it was under Habsburg domination, but regained its independence in 1415. It allied itself with Zurich in 1457, and became a full member of the Swiss Confederation in 1501. The first railroad came to Schaffhausen in 1857. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the

Schaffhausen is located in a finger of Swiss territory surrounded on three sides by Germany. On April 1, 1944, Schaffhausen suffered a bombing raid by United States Army Air Forces aircraft which strayed from German airspace into neutral Switzerland. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF) was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II. While the United States immediately offered a million dollars in reparations, the raid occurred only a month after the Swiss Air Force had shot down an American bomber. The Swiss Air Force ( Schweizer Luftwaffe, Forces aériennes suisses, Forze Aeree Svizzere) is the air component

Industry

Schaffhausen hosts some well-known industrial companies (Georg Fischer) in piping systems, machine tools and automotives, one internationally-reputed watches manufacturer (IWC), and pharmaceutical industry (Cilag, founded by Bernhard Joos). A watch is a timepiece that is made to be worn on a person The term now usually refers to a wristwatch, which is worn on the wrist with a strap or Bracelet. Manufacturing (from Latin manu factura, "making by hand" is the use of tools and labor to make things for use or sale International Watch Co, also known as IWC, is a high-end Swiss Watch manufacturer located in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. Cilag (an acronym formed from the initial letters of Chemische Industrie-Labor AG, engl Bernhard Joos ( 18 December 1899 Schaffhausen, Switzerland - 8 June 1990 Paradiso Switzerland) was the son

See also

• Cholfirst Radio Tower
• List of mayors of Schaffhausen
• Bombing of Schaffhausen in World War II

External links

• City of Schaffhausen (German)
• Schaffhausen Tourism
• City archives (German)
• The Wikimedia Commons has media related to Schaffhausen. Cholfirst Radio Tower is a 96 metres tall Lattice tower on Cholfirst Mountain at Flurlingen, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. This is a list of Mayors ( Stadtpräsident) of Schaffhausen, Switzerland. Bombings of Switzerland in World War II consisted of initially sporadic bombing events that became more frequent during the later stage of World War II.
• U.S. Bombings of Switzerland during World War II

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