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Neuhausen am Rheinfall

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Neuhausen am Rheinfall

Total population

11,834

Coordinates47.68°, 8.62°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Neuhausen am Rheinfall is a town and a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. The town is close to the Rhine Falls, mainland Europe's largest waterfall.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
47.6812
Longitude
8.6197
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
449,327
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • European roe deer
    Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    15,025
  • Meadow Brown
    Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    8,916
  • red fox
    Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    6,136
  • Common Blue
    Polyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta
    4,768
  • wild boar
    Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
    4,310
  • Marbled White
    Melanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
    4,241
  • Small Heath
    Coenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    3,052
  • Annual Fleabane
    Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
    2,783

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
188
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2004-12-05

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.4
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,240

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
667
Avg daily Wikipedia views
22
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Grey Heron
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Seen 2026-10-16
Mute Swan
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Seen 2026-10-15
Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth
Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth
Macroglossum stellatarum
Seen 2026-10-15
annual fleabane
annual fleabane
Erigeron annuus
Seen 2026-10-15
European beech
European beech
Fagus sylvatica
Seen 2026-10-14
Nettle-leaved Bellflower
Nettle-leaved Bellflower
Campanula trachelium
Seen 2026-10-12
German Yellowjacket
German Yellowjacket
Vespula germanica
Seen 2026-10-11
fluted bird's nest fungus
fluted bird's nest fungus
Cyathus striatus
Seen 2026-10-11
common bracken
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
Seen 2026-10-11

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office

BFS-Nr
2937
Population (Wikidata)
10,510
Wikidata
Q69372

Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771