Schaffhausen
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The flag of Schaffhausen displays a black ram (Schaf means 'sheep' in German) leaping out of a gold (yellow) background. The ram is a canting symbol — a heraldic pun on the canton's name, which means 'sheep house.' The animal is depicted in a dynamic pose, springing forward, and has been the canton's emblem since the medieval period.
Schaffhausen is home to the Rhine Falls (Rheinfall), the largest waterfall in Europe by volume, which has been a tourist attraction since the 18th century.
Adopted: 1049
