Schaffhausen

Schaffhausen is a town with historic roots, a municipality in northern Switzerland and the capital of the canton of the same name, with an estimated population of 37,000 in December 2018. It lies on the shore of the High Rhine and is one of four Swiss towns located entirely on the northern side of the river, together with Neuhausen am Rheinfall, the historic Neunkirch and medieval Stein am Rhein. The largely pedestrianised old town has two preserved medieval gate towers and many Renaissance buildings decorated with exterior frescos and sculptures, with 171 oriel windows, more than any other Swiss town. The old fortress called the Munot overlooks the old town, and the railway station is a junction of Swiss and German lines.