Schaffhausen

Schaffhausen, also Shaffhouse in English, is a canton in the extreme North of Switzerland, surrounded North-East and West by Baden. The Rhine flanks it on the South. It is hilly, with fertile valleys sloping to the Rhine, and is chiefly given up to agriculture. The capital, Schaffhausen, occupies a picturesque site on the Rhine, 31 miles North-West of Constance. It has a 12th-century cathedral, an interesting old castle, &c. The famous falls, the finest on the Rhine, are 3 miles below the town.

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