[3] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure three Ears of Wheat leaved Or issuant from a Mount of the same.

Of the rest of the land, 7.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.6%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).

[5] The municipality is located in the Stein district which is in the eastern exclave of the canton of Schaffhausen.

It consists of the farming village of Ramsen and several hamlets including Bibermühle and Hofenacker.

Of the foreign population, (as of 2008[update]), 59.4% are from Germany, 1.3% are from Italy, 0.4% are from Croatia, 8.5% are from Serbia, 12% are from Macedonia, 0.4% are from Turkey, and 17.9% are from another country.

[6] The manor house Bibernhofgut in the village of Bibermühle is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The fresco on the south façade, featuring the coat of arms of Stein am Rhein, is from the early 17th Century.