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Schleitheim

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Schleitheim

Total population

1,721

Elevation467 m
Land area21.63 km²
Coordinates47.75°, 8.48°

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

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City facts

Elevation
467 m
Area
21.63 km²
Official website
www.schleitheim.ch

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Schleitheim is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland, located directly on the border with Germany.

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History & geography

Geography

Schleitheim has an area, , of . Of this area, 58.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.3%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).

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Geography

Latitude
47.7489
Longitude
8.4846
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
250,233
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Meadow Brown
    Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    3,273
  • European roe deer
    Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    3,021
  • Common Blue
    Polyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta
    1,770
  • Marbled White
    Melanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
    1,736
  • Small Heath
    Coenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    1,532
  • red fox
    Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    1,496
  • Green Ghost Firefly
    Lamprohiza splendidula (Linnaeus, 1767) · Insecta
    1,493
  • Silver-washed Fritillary
    Argynnis paphia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    1,343

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
206
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

Johann Jakob Weber
Johann Jakob Weber
German publisher (1803–1880)
A
Armin Russenberger
Swiss bicycle racer (1928-2006)
E
Eduard Russenberger
Swiss politician (1834-1909)
Jakob Baechtold
Jakob Baechtold
Swiss literary scholar (1848-1897)
Otto Jaag
Otto Jaag
Swiss biologist and botanist (1900-1978)
J
Jean-Jacques Vetter
Swiss botanist (1826-1913)
Jacques Huber
Jacques Huber
Swiss-Brazilian botanist (1867–1914)
Jakob Bächtold
Jakob Bächtold
Swiss politician (1905-1993)
W
Werner Weber
Swiss bicycle racer (1942-2001)
H
Heinrich Roost
(1872-1936)
E
Ernst Kelhofer
botanist (1877-1917)
Leonie Küng
Leonie Küng
Swiss tennis player
A
Aemilius Müller
(1901-1989)
Samuel Wanner
Samuel Wanner
Swiss politician (1853-1911)
J
Johann Heinrich Kirchhofer
J
Johann Jakob Mezger
(1817-1893)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Schaffhausen

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Geography & sun

Elevation
1,552 ft (473 m)
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)
145
Avg daily Wikipedia views
5
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Schleitheim

Das frühmittelalterliche Schleitheim
Anke Burzler · 2002
Römische Kleinstadt Schleitheim-Iuliomagus
Valentin Homberger · 2013
Römische Kleinfunde und Münzen aus Schleitheim - Iuliomagus
Eckhard Deschler-Erb · 2010
Römische Kleinfunde aus Holz aus dem Legionslager Vindonissa
Rudolf Fellmann · 2009

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Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Convolvulus Hawkmoth
Convolvulus Hawkmoth
Agrius convolvuli
Seen 2026-09-23
Forest Bug
Forest Bug
Pentatoma rufipes
Seen 2026-09-17
European Chub
European Chub
Squalius cephalus
Seen 2026-09-14
Lurid Bolete
Lurid Bolete
Suillellus luridus
Seen 2026-09-07
Lapidary Snail
Lapidary Snail
Helicigona lapicida
Seen 2026-09-03
Cheese Snail
Cheese Snail
Helicodonta obvoluta
Seen 2026-09-03
Cicindela sylvicola
Cicindela sylvicola
Cicindela sylvicola
Seen 2026-09-03
European bladdernut
European bladdernut
Staphylea pinnata
Seen 2026-09-03
Straw-barred Pearl
Straw-barred Pearl
Pyrausta despicata
Seen 2026-09-01

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

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office

BFS-Nr
2952
Population (Wikidata)
1,681
Wikidata
Q69111

Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771