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<p> A canton in the extreme N. of Switzerland, surrounded NE. and W. by Baden; the [[Rhine]] flanks it on the S.; is hilly, with fertile valleys sloping to the Rhine, and is chiefly given up to agriculture. The capital, Schaffhausen, occupies a picturesque site on the Rhine, 31 m. NW. of Constance; has a 12th-century cathedral, an interesting old castle, &c. The famous falls, the finest on the Rhine, are 3 m. below the town. </p> | <p> A canton in the extreme N. of Switzerland, surrounded NE. and W. by Baden; the [[Rhine]] flanks it on the S.; is hilly, with fertile valleys sloping to the Rhine, and is chiefly given up to agriculture. The capital, Schaffhausen, occupies a picturesque site on the Rhine, 31 m. NW. of Constance; has a 12th-century cathedral, an interesting old castle, &c. The famous falls, the finest on the Rhine, are 3 m. below the town. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_79300"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/schaffhausen Schaffhausen from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_79300"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/schaffhausen Schaffhausen from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:58, 15 October 2021
Schaffhausen [1]
A canton in the extreme N. of Switzerland, surrounded NE. and W. by Baden; the Rhine flanks it on the S.; is hilly, with fertile valleys sloping to the Rhine, and is chiefly given up to agriculture. The capital, Schaffhausen, occupies a picturesque site on the Rhine, 31 m. NW. of Constance; has a 12th-century cathedral, an interesting old castle, &c. The famous falls, the finest on the Rhine, are 3 m. below the town.
