Schaffhausen - Schaffhausen (English spelling)

Japanese: シャフハウゼン - しゃふはうぜん(英語表記)Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen - Schaffhausen (English spelling)

The capital of the canton of Schaffhausen in northern Switzerland. Population 33,436 (2001). Located on the right bank of the Rhine. With the Rhine Falls just downstream, it developed as a transshipment point for cargo, and the old town, which retains vestiges of the Middle Ages, is full of murals and decorative bay windows, and there are many things to see, including the old town hall. The new outer town has many factories for machinery, steel, textiles, watches, etc.

The canton of Schaffhausen is the northernmost canton of Switzerland, jutting into Germany north of the Rhine, with an area of ​​299 square kilometers and a population of 73,400 (2001). The Landen region, part of the Swabian Alp, makes up most of the canton, and one third of the canton is covered by forests.

It joined the Swiss Confederation in 1501. 94% of the canton is classified as agriculturally productive, and like the Jura and the central lowlands, livestock farming is becoming increasingly important, but because it is in the shadow of the Black Forest, wheat and grape cultivation are still thriving. Industry in urban areas exceeds agriculture, and the industrial population is more than five times the agricultural population, with many workers commuting from rural areas.

[Ikuo Maejima]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

スイス北部、シャフハウゼン州の州都。人口3万3436(2001)。ライン川右岸に位置する。すぐ下流にライン滝があるため、舟荷の積換え地として発達し、中世のおもかげを残す旧市街には壁画、装飾出窓などが多く、旧市庁舎ほかみるべきものが多い。外側の新市街には機械、鉄鋼、繊維、時計などの工場が多い。

 シャフハウゼン州はスイス最北部の小州で、ライン川の北のドイツ領内へ突出し、面積299平方キロメートル、人口7万3400(2001)。シュウェービッシェ・アルプ山地の一部であるランデンがその大部分を占め、州の3分の1は森林に覆われる。

 1501年にスイス連邦に加盟。州の94%は農業生産可能地域として分類され、ジュラ州や中央低地同様、牧畜が重要性を増しているが、シュワルツワルト山地の山陰にあたるため、小麦、ブドウ栽培もなお盛んである。都市域の工業は農業をしのぎ、工業人口は農業人口の5倍以上に達し、労働者の多くは農村地域からの通勤者である。

[前島郁雄]

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