page_title: Bargen, Schaffhausen
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Bargen, Schaffhausen / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Near Bargen
context_page_description: Bargen is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. The northernmost point of the country is situated in the municipality, at Oberbargen.
context_section_description: Bargen has an area, as of 2006, of 8.3 km² (3.2 sq mi).  Of this area, 29.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 65.8% is forested.  Of the rest of the land, 4.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
  The municipality is located in the Schaffhausen district.  It is a farming village on the northernmost point of Switzerland.  The municipality includes a notable protected natural area, Tannbüehl, which is known for its over 20 varieties of orchids.
caption: View of the countryside around Bargen
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