Stein am Rhein

Stein am Rhein
Stein am Rhein
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Stein am Rhein
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	Coordinates: 47°40′N 8°51′E / 47.667°N 8.850°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)
• 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.steinamrhein.ch ; Profile (in German), SFSO statistics

Stein am Rhein (abbreviated as Stein a. R.)^[3] is a historic town and a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.

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.

^ ^a ^b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
^ "5010 - Zürich - Schaffhausen" (Map). Stein a. R. (2011 ed.). 1:50 000. National Map 1:50'000. Wabern, Switzerland: Federal Office of Topography – swisstopo. ISBN 978-3-302-05010-2. Retrieved 2018-11-18 – via map.geo.admin.ch.

[wikidata-34465df301612b4c187d3751abe3e95527f60501-v13-1] "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[wikidata-08bd17aa84cda5e3983f082e36c9004a86cf08fc-v13-2] "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[3] "5010 - Zürich - Schaffhausen" (Map). Stein a. R. (2011 ed.). 1:50 000. National Map 1:50'000. Wabern, Switzerland: Federal Office of Topography – swisstopo. ISBN 978-3-302-05010-2. Retrieved 2018-11-18 – via map.geo.admin.ch.

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