The canton of Schaffhausen is the northernmost canton of Switzerland, located to the north of Zurich.
View and book hotels in Schaffhausen. Click here.
Schaffhausen lies west of the
Lake Constance and has mostly productive agricultural land. The land is almost entirely surrounded by
Germany, which lies to the north, east and west of the canton.
Most of the canton lies on a plateau dominated by the
Hoher Randen. The summit of this mountain is 912m. The slopes of the mountain are gentle towards the south where it reaches the
Rhine Valley. Short and narrow valleys intersect these gentle slopes. The
Klettgau is one such valley.
The
Rhine Falls are the largest water falls in Europe and lie on the border of the canton of
Schaffhausen, the canton of
Zurich and
Germany.
