Schaffhausen - Heritage Sites of National Significance

Heritage Sites of National Significance

There are 35 buildings or sites in Schaffhausen that are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance. This includes the entire old city of Schaffhausen, the city walls, the Giesserei +GF+ Werk I factory, the city and cantonal archives, the Schweizersbild Paleolithic cave and the Herblingen and Grüthalde Neolithic settlements. Additionally, there are four former guild houses and seven listed houses. There are only two listed religious buildings, the former Benedictine All Saints Abbey and the Church of St. John

  • All Saints Abbey (German: Allerheiligen) as seen from Munot

  • Church portal of All Saints Abbey

  • Cathedral interior of All Saints Abbey

  • Restaurant Thiergarten and Munot tower

  • Altstadt

  • St John's church

  • House zum Ritter at Vordergasse 65, one of the listed houses

  • View of the Altstadt with the Münster

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