Map of Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Schaffhausen is the administrative centre of Schaffhausen, Switzerland, with a population of about 36,587. It lies at 47.6973°N, 8.6349°E, about 403 m above sea level. Schaffhausen is about 122 km (76 mi) northeast of Bern, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Singen, 17 km to the northeast.

Schaffhausen at a glance

Where is Schaffhausen?

• The 16th largest city in Switzerland by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 25 min on the shortest day to 16 h 00 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Schaffhausen

• Singen — 17 km northeast, Germany
• Winterthur — 22 km south
• Tuttlingen — 35 km northeast, Germany
• Zürich — 37 km south
• Uster — 39 km south
• Konstanz — 41 km east, Germany
• Villingen-Schwenningen — 42 km north, Germany
• Rapperswil — 54 km south
• Friedrichshafen — 63 km east, Germany
• Sankt Gallen — 63 km southeast

Largest cities in Switzerland

• Zürich — 415,367
• Geneva — 201,741
• Basel — 177,595
• Lausanne — 139,111
• Bern — 121,631
• Winterthur — 111,840
• Lucerne — 81,691
• Sankt Gallen — 75,833
• Lugano — 63,185
• Biel/Bienne — 55,120

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.