Munot

In 1905, a fallow deer colony was introduced into the Munot moat by the Verschönerungsverein Schaffhausen and was transferred to city ownership in 1927. As of 2015, the animals were under the care of Grün Schaffhausen, which commissioned an expert report confirming their good health. The guardian traditionally lived with their family in the tower and was responsible for monitoring the town, sounding an alarm in case of danger, and ringing the Munot bell each evening at 9 p.m. This bell marked the time for city gates to close and for taverns and shops to shut. The ritual has remained a daily tradition carried out by the resident guardian. from the Munot == Transport ==

Munot can be reached on foot from the old town of Schaffhausen via several stairs. There are nearby bus stops (Künzleheim/Huus Emmersberg) served by line 4 of Verkehrsbetriebe Schaffhausen (VBSH). There is also a nearby parking lot to the north of Munot. Below the Munot, on the High Rhine, there is a landing stage of the Schweizerische Schifffahrtsgesellschaft Untersee und Rhein (URh), linking Schaffhausen with Stein am Rhein and Konstanz (Lake Constance). == Gallery ==

File:Schaffhausen old town from Munot vineyards Switzerland.jpg|alt=Schaffhausen old town from the Munot vineyards|Schaffhausen old town from the Munot vineyards File:Fallow deer in the moat of Munot Fortress (Schaffhausen Switzerland).jpg|Fallow deer in the Munot moat File:Munot tower bell Schaffhausen Switzerland.jpg|The Munot tower with its bell File:Schaffhausen mit Munot, Rhein & MS Munot 20150419-IMG 0194.JPG|URh cruise ship at Schifflände == See also ==