Stein am Rhein
Municipality in Schaffhausen, Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stein am Rhein (abbreviated as Stein a. R.)[3] is a historic town and a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.
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Stein am Rhein | |
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Coordinates: 47°40′N 8°51′E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Schaffhausen |
District | n.a. |
Government | |
• Executive | Stadtrat with 5 members |
• Mayor | Stadtpräsident (list) Sönke Bandixen Ind. (as of September 2017) |
• Parliament | Einwohnerrat with 15 members |
Area | |
• Total | 5.75 km2 (2.22 sq mi) |
Elevation (Ehem. Benedektinerkloster St. Georgen) | 401 m (1,316 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 3,414 |
• Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 8260 |
SFOS number | 2964 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-SH |
Surrounded by | Eschenz (TG), Hemishofen, Öhningen (DE-BW), Wagenhausen (TG) |
Website | www Profile (in German), SFSO statistics |
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The town's medieval centre retains the ancient street plan. The site of the city wall, and the city gates are preserved, though the former city wall now consists of houses. The medieval part of the town has been pedestrianised and many of the medieval buildings are painted with frescoes.