The Rhine Falls in full width: the sheet of white water splits around the vegetation-covered central rock; on the bank overlooking the falls stands Laufen Castle, surrounded by trees in autumn colors, and a bridge spans the river upstream.

Schaffhausen

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The canton of Schaffhausen brings together 3 places referenced on Swiss Highlights: 1 natural site, 0 heritage or cultural sites, 1 village and 1 town.

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Waterfall · Schaffhausen

Rhine Falls

A sheet of water 150 metres wide falls 23 metres over a sill of Malm limestone. As a summer average, the flow is close to 600 cubic metres per second.

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Waterfall · Schaffhausen

Rhine Falls

A sheet of water 150 metres wide falls 23 metres over a sill of Malm limestone. As a summer average, the flow is close to 600 cubic metres per second.

View of the village of Hallau nestled among the vineyards, with its slender bell tower rising above the rooftops, surrounded by a checkerboard of fields and meadows stretching to the horizon.

Wine village · Schaffhausen

Set at about 421 metres north of the Rhine, some fifteen kilometres from Schaffhausen, Hallau has lived from its vines since the thirteenth century. Encyclopedic sources call it the largest wine village of eastern Switzerland.

Planned small town · Schaffhausen

Neunkirch

Destroyed and then rebuilt in one go, it has kept its rectangle of four parallel streets. Long held by the bishops of Constance, it was sold to Schaffhausen in 1525 for 8,500 guilders.