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Wilchingen
Schaffhausenvillage
Wilchingen
Total population
1,713
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Wilchingen is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. The former municipality of Osterfingen was incorporated into Wilchingen in 2005.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Wilchingen has an area, , of . Of this area, 50.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.4%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- European roe deerCapreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia11,430
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta7,806
- red foxVulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia4,798
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta4,057
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta4,027
- Annual FleabaneErigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida3,434
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta3,322
- wild boarSus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia3,206
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.7 — 2026-04-264 km N of Quarten, Switzerland
- M 3.5 — 2024-06-271 km SSW of Todtmoos, Germany
- M 4.2 — 2024-06-042 km NNW of Unteriberg, Switzerland
- M 3.4 — 2022-10-16Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
- M 3.9 — 2022-09-101 km WSW of Zimmersheim, France
- M 3.8 — 2022-09-012 km WSW of Sevelen, Switzerland
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Schaffhausen
- Osterfingen0.9 mi away
- Trasadingen1.7 mi away · pop. 595
- Neunkirch2.2 mi away · pop. 2,023
- Siblingen4.1 mi away · pop. 810
- Guntmadingen4.4 mi away · pop. 227
- Beringen5.4 mi away · pop. 4,118
- Hemmental7 mi away · pop. 513
- Beggingen7.6 mi away
- Rüdlingen7.8 mi away · pop. 754
- Buchberg7.9 mi away · pop. 847
- Schaffhausen8 mi away · pop. 35,927
- Merishausen9.3 mi away · pop. 828
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Wilchingen
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 2974
- Population (Wikidata)
- 1,682
- Wikidata
- Q69164
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771