Schaffhausen SH
Political representation at cantonal level
Cantonal government:
Cantonal parliament:
Political representation in the national parliament
House of Representatives:
Gerold Bührer, Radical Party and Hans-Jürg Fehr, Social Democratic Party
Senate:
Peter Briner, Radical Party and Hannes Germann, Swiss People’s Party
Rosmarie Widmer Gysel, Erhard Meister
Hans-Peter Lenherr, Heinz Albicker
Ursula Hafner-Wipf
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Capital: Schaffhausen
Area: 298 km2
Number of communes (2006): 32
Resident population (2005): 74’100
Foreign population (2005): 21.9%
Per capita income (2004): SFr. 53’916
Unemployment rate (2006): 2.9
Date of entry into the Swiss Confederation: 1501
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