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Schaffhausen (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 47 41 50 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 47.6973 decimal degrees |
| Long: 008 38 06 E degrees minutes |
Long: 8.6349 decimal degrees |
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Note: Count Eberhard III of Nellenburg founded Benedictine monastery dedicated to All Saints here in 1049. It became a free imperial city ca. 1190, but came under Hapsburg domination from 1330 to1415. Present day town is predominantly Protestant and the language is German. |
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| Schaffhausen (preferred,C,V,German,U)
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| Schaffhouse (C,V,French,U,N)
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| Schaffusa (C,V,Romansh,U)
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| Schofhausen (C,V)
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| Sciaffusa (C,V,Italian,U)
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| Villa Scafhusun (H,V)
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............ | documented in 1045 |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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site first documented in 1045 |
| town (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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