The city of Schaffhausen came into being at the location where trading ships had to set anchor because the Rhine Falls made it impossible to travel further. And if it weren't for modern people, shops and electric light in the narrow streets of the Old Town, one might imagine having been transported back to those times. Many of the town houses with the richly painted facades and the innumerable bay windows were built in the Renaissance period.
The city's landmark, the Munot, towers high above the town. The ring-shaped fortress was built in the 16th century. The position of the guard is even older than the fortress itself. The list of guards dates back to the year 1377, and it is nearly complete.
Munot Fortress and Old Town
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Simplon Valley - Impressive Trade Route
Appenzell
Augst: Augusta Raurica
Avenches: Aventicum
Basel
Bellinzona
Bern
Bern: The Old Town
Brig: Stockalper's Castle
Carouge: Town
Chur
Dornach: Goetheanum
Einsiedeln: Baroque Abbey
Emmental: Show Dairy
Freiburg (Fribourg)
Genève: Cathédrale St-Pierre
Genf: UNO
Gotthard: Tremola Pass
Grimentz
Gruyere: Castle
Guarda: Schellenursli
La Chaux-de-Fonds
Lausanne: Kathedrale
Lenzburg: Castle
Locarno
Lucerne: Old City/Bridge
Maienfeld: Heidi's village
Mogno: Botta church
Moleson: Cheese Trail
Montreux: Chillon
Morcote: Fishing Village
Mustair Monastery St. John
Neuenburg/Neuchâtel
Orbe: The Roman Mosaics
Porrentruy
Rivera: Monte Tamaro
Romainmôtier: Abbey
Sarnen: Flüeli-Ranft
Schaffhausen: Old Town
Schwarzsee
Sion: Old Town
Solothurn: Old City/St.Urs
St-Bernard: Hist. Pass
St-Ursanne - Clos du Doubs
St.Gallen: Abbey Precints
Stein am Rhein: Old Town
Thun
Thun: Beatus Caves
Vaduz
Vallorbe: The "Pré-Giroud" Fortress
Willisau
Zillis: Church / Museum
Zug
Zürich: Frau-& Grossmünster
An old city with 171 bay windows and artistically painted facades, a majestic fortress above the town, with a guard who has been ensuring law and order since 1377. A visit to the city of Schaffhausen is like a journey through time.
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Contact Information
- Schaffhauserland Tourismus
Herrenacker 15
8201 Schaffhausen
Tel. +41 (0) 52 632 40 20
Fax +41 (0) 52 632 40 30
info@schaffhauserland.ch
www.schaffhauserland.ch
