CH-SH

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CH-SH is the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen, a small German-speaking region in northern Switzerland known for its historic old town and the nearby Rhine Falls.

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CH-SH canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
canton of Switzerland
bordersWith Canton of Thurgau
linked to: canton of Thurgau

Canton of Zürich
Germany
capital Schaffhausen
coatOfArms coat of arms of Schaffhausen
contains City of Schaffhausen
linked to: Schaffhausen

Rhine Falls
Stein am Rhein
country Switzerland
countrySubdivisionCode CH-SH
currency Swiss franc
drivingSide right
flag flag of Schaffhausen
hasBorderType international border with Germany along the Rhine
hasEconomicActivity industry
services
viticulture
hasExclave Büsingen am Hochrhein (German exclave within Schaffhausen area)
hasGovernment Regierungsrat Schaffhausen
hasHistoricSite Munot fortress in Schaffhausen
hasHistoricTown Stein am Rhein old town
linked to: Stein am Rhein
hasMunicipalityType municipality of Schaffhausen (capital)
hasParliament Kantonsrat Schaffhausen
hasTourismAttraction boat trips on the Rhine near Rhine Falls
highestPointName Hagen (near Beggingen)
ISO3166-2 CH-SH
knownFor historic old town of Schaffhausen
medieval architecture
proximity to Rhine Falls
vineyards and wine production
languageOfficial German
languageSpoken Alemannic German dialects
largestCity Schaffhausen
locatedIn German-speaking Switzerland
northern Switzerland
locatedInRegion north of the Swiss Plateau
locatedOnRiver Rhine
officialName Kanton Schaffhausen
partOf Swiss Confederation
regionType small canton
roadSignPrefix SH
shortName Schaffhausen
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
vehicleRegistrationCode SH

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