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Geography in canton Schaffhausen
All Geography rankings for the municipalities of canton Schaffhausen — the top 10 of each, linking to the full list.
Canton Schaffhausen overview →Largest by area
swisstopo · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schaffhausen | 41.9 km² |
| 2 | Schleitheim | 21.6 km² |
| 3 | Wilchingen | 21.1 km² |
| 4 | Thayngen | 19.9 km² |
| 5 | Beringen | 18.7 km² |
| 6 | Neunkirch | 17.9 km² |
| 7 | Merishausen | 17.6 km² |
| 8 | Hallau | 15.3 km² |
| 9 | Ramsen | 13.5 km² |
| 10 | Beggingen | 12.6 km² |
Highest municipalities
Wikidata · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Büttenhardt | 659 m |
| 2 | Lohn | 632 m |
| 3 | Bargen | 605 m |
| 4 | Beggingen | 586 m |
| 5 | Stein am Rhein | 571 m |
| 6 | Stetten | 563 m |
| 7 | Hallau | 540 m |
| 8 | Gächlingen | 539 m |
| 9 | Merishausen | 533 m |
| 10 | Schleitheim | 533 m |
Remotest municipalities
ARE · NPVM · 2025| Rank | Municipality | PT travel time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hemishofen | 110 min |
| 2 | Ramsen | 107 min |
| 3 | Beggingen | 106 min |
| 4 | Thayngen | 97 min |
| 5 | Buch | 97 min |
| 6 | Schleitheim | 95 min |
| 7 | Stein am Rhein | 91 min |
| 8 | Oberhallau | 89 min |
| 9 | Bargen | 88 min |
| 10 | Siblingen | 88 min |
Best-connected municipalities
ARE · NPVM · 2025| Rank | Municipality | PT travel time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schaffhausen | 59 min |
| 2 | Neuhausen am Rheinfall | 71 min |
| 3 | Beringen | 73 min |
| 4 | Rüdlingen | 74 min |
| 5 | Stetten | 76 min |
| 6 | Buchberg | 77 min |
| 7 | Wilchingen | 78 min |
| 8 | Neunkirch | 79 min |
| 9 | Lohn | 81 min |
| 10 | Löhningen | 83 min |
Second homes
ARE · 2026| Rank | Municipality | Second-home share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merishausen | 18.5% |
| 2 | Beggingen | 18.1% |
| 3 | Trasadingen | 16.8% |
| 4 | Stein am Rhein | 15.6% |
| 5 | Hallau | 14.6% |
| 6 | Oberhallau | 13.4% |
| 7 | Schleitheim | 11.9% |
| 8 | Hemishofen | 11.5% |
| 9 | Wilchingen | 11.1% |
| 10 | Neunkirch | 10.6% |
Organic farming
BFS · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Organic share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neuhausen am Rheinfall | 40% |
| 2 | Lohn | 37.5% |
| 3 | Hemishofen | 33.3% |
| 4 | Stein am Rhein | 30% |
| 5 | Stetten | 28.6% |
| 6 | Schaffhausen | 28% |
| 7 | Büttenhardt | 20% |
| 8 | Gächlingen | 14.3% |
| 9 | Oberhallau | 14.3% |
| 10 | Neunkirch | 11.8% |