Stein am Rhein

Summary

Stein am Rhein is a Municipality of Switzerland^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Stein am Rhein was a member of SGV-ACS^[3].
• Stein am Rhein is located in Canton of Schaffhausen^[4].
• Stein am Rhein is in the country of Switzerland^[5].
• Stein am Rhein is on the body of water Rhine^[6].
• Stein am Rhein is on the body of water Lake Constance^[7].
• Stein am Rhein's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[8].
• Stein am Rhein's official language is recorded as Swiss High German^[9].
• Stein am Rhein's shares border with is recorded as Eschenz^[10].
• Rhine is named after Stein am Rhein^[11].
• Stein am Rhein's postal code is recorded as 8260^[12].
• Stein am Rhein's Commons category is recorded as Stein am Rhein^[13].
• Stein am Rhein's licence plate code is recorded as SH^[14].
• Stein am Rhein's local dialing code is recorded as 052^[15].
• Stein am Rhein's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.659444444444, 'lon': 8.8591666666667}^[16].
• Stein am Rhein's official website is recorded as https://www.steinamrhein.ch^[17].
• Stein am Rhein's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Stein am Rhein^[18].
• Stein am Rhein's Commons gallery is recorded as Stein am Rhein^[19].
• Stein am Rhein's streaming media URL is recorded as https://balticlivecam.com/cameras/switzerland/stein-am-rhein/stein-am-rhein-city-view/^[20].
• Stein am Rhein's described at URL is recorded as https://minio.e-mitwirkung.ch/cms.e-mitwirkung.ch/sar/2_Inputreferat_Siedlungsentwicklung.pdf^[21].
• Stein am Rhein has a population of {'amount': '+4187'}^[22].
• Stein am Rhein has a population of {'amount': '+3376'}^[23].
• Stein am Rhein has a population of {'amount': '+3414'}^[24].
• Stein am Rhein's external data available at URL is recorded as https://geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/2964^[25].
• Stein am Rhein's described by source is recorded as Topographia Helvetiae, Rhaetiae et Valesiae^[26].
• Stein am Rhein's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection^[27].

Body

Geography

Stein am Rhein is in the country of Switzerland^[5]. It is located in Canton of Schaffhausen^[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Rhine^[6], a main stem^[28], in Switzerland^[29] and Lake Constance^[7], an area not part of a municipality of Switzerland^[30], in Switzerland^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.75'}^[32] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.78'}^[33]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+413'}^[34] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+571'}^[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+4187'}^[22], {'amount': '+3376'}^[23], and {'amount': '+3414'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Stein am Rhein's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[8]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection^[27].

History and Context

Rhine is named after Stein am Rhein^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Stein am Rhein include Stein District^[36], a district of the canton of Schaffhausen^[37], in Switzerland^[38].

Why It Matters

Stein am Rhein ranks in the top 3% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for it include Stein District^[36], a district of the canton of Schaffhausen^[37], in Switzerland^[38].