'Eastern Switzerland' (German: ''Ostschweiz'') is the common name of the region situated to the north of
Glarus Alps, with the
cantons of
Schaffhausen,
Thurgau,
St. Gallen,
Appenzell Ausserrhoden,
Appenzell Innerrhoden and
Glarus. The north of canton
Graubünden (with the city of
Chur) is sometime considered to be part of Eastern Switzerland.
'Eastern Switzerland' is also defined as one of the
NUTS-2 . In this case, it includes the cantons of
Glarus,
Schaffhausen,
Appenzell Ausserrhoden,
Appenzell Innerrhoden,
St. Gallen,
Thurgau, and
Graubünden.