Eastern Switzerland
Canton of Schaffhausen
Bezirk Stein

Stein am Rhein

Stein am Rhein is a town in the part of . It is situated on the river Rhine, at the western end of . It is famous for its medieval town centre, including many half-timbered houses and frescoes.
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  • Type: Village with 3,330 residents
  • Description: municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Stein am Rhein SH”
  • Address: Stein am Rhein, 8260
  • Postal codes: 8260 and 8260
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hohenklingen Castle and Werd.

Castle
Photo: Gnubold, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a castle in the municipality of Stein am Rhein of the in . It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Islet
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Island is the main island of the small island group Islands in the westernmost part of the of just before the High Rhine leaves the part of the lake known as the Rhine Lake.

Railway station
Photo: Phil Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a railway station in the and the municipality Stein am Rhein. The station is situated on the opposite bank of the Rhine to the historic centre of the town, a walk of some 500 m.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Öhningen and Eschenz.

Village
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is a municipality on the western edge of where it forms the border between and the district of in in .

Village
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is a municipality in in the canton of in .

Village
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is a municipality in in the canton of in . The municipality includes the settlements of Etzwilen, Kaltenbach and Rheinklingen.

Stein am Rhein

Latitude
47.6597° or 47° 39′ 35″ north
Longitude
8.8597° or 8° 51′ 35″ east
Population
3,330
Elevation
408 metres (1,339 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CH TGS
Open location code
8FVCMV55+VV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 55209400
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
2658489
Wiki­data ID
Q11939
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Waray—“Stein am Rhein” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Stein am Rhein”
  • Arabic: “ستين أم رهين”
  • Armenian: “Շտայն-ամ-Ռայն”
  • Basque: “Stein am Rhein”
  • Belarusian: “Штайн-на-Рэйне”
  • Catalan: “Stein am Rhein”
  • Cebuano: “Stein am Rhein (munisipyo)”
  • Cebuano: “Stein am Rhein”
  • Chinese: “施泰因”
  • Chinese: “莱茵河畔施泰因”
  • Chuvash: “Штайн-ам-Райн”
  • Croatian: “Stein am Rhein”
  • Czech: “Stein am Rhein”
  • Dutch: “Stein am Rhein”
  • Esperanto: “Stein ĉe Rejno”
  • French: “Stein am Rhein”
  • German: “Fachwerkstadt”
  • German: “Stadtbefestigung Stein Am Rhein”
  • German: “Stein am Rhein SH”
  • German: “Stein am Rhein”
  • Hebrew: “שטיין אם ריין”
  • Hungarian: “Stein am Rhein”
  • Irish: “Stein am Rhein”
  • Italian: “Stein am Rhein SH”
  • Italian: “Stein am Rhein”
  • Japanese: “シュタイン・アム・ライン”
  • Kazakh: “Штайн-на-Рейне”
  • Korean: “슈타인 암 라인”
  • Kurdish: “Stein am Rhein”
  • Lombard: “Stein am Rhein”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Stein am Rhein”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Stein am Rhein”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Stein am Rhein”
  • Persian: “ستن ام رن”
  • Piemontese: “Stein am Rhein”
  • Polish: “Stein am Rhein”
  • Portuguese: “Stein am Rhein”
  • Romanian: “Stein am Rhein”
  • Russian: “Штайн-ам-Райн”
  • Russian: “Штайн-Ам-Райн”
  • Slovenian: “Stein am Rhein”
  • Spanish: “Stein am Rhein”
  • Swedish: “Stein am Rhein”
  • Swiss German: “Schtaa am Rhii”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Stein am Rhein”
  • Turkish: “Stein am Rhein”
  • Ukrainian: “Штайн-ам-Райн”
  • Ukrainian: “Штайн-на-Рейні”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Stein am Rhein”
  • Venetian: “Stein am Rhein”
  • Volapük: “Stein am Rhein”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Stein am Rhein”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Stein am Rhein”. Photo: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 3.0.