Riehen | |
|---|---|
 The Fondation Beyeler. | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Riehen  | |
  Riehen  Riehen | |
| Coordinates: 47°34′50″N 7°38′57″E / 47.58056°N 7.64917°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Basel-Stadt |
| District | n.a. |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hansjörg Wilde |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.87 km2 (4.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 278 m (912 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 21,340 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 4125 |
| SFOS number | 2703 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BS |
| Surrounded by | Basel, Bettingen, Birsfelden (BL), Grenzach-Wyhlen (DE-BW), Inzlingen (DE-BW), Lörrach (DE-BW), Weil am Rhein (DE-BW) |
| Twin towns | Miercurea Ciuc(Romania), Mutten (Switzerland) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Riehen (Swiss German: Rieche) is a municipality in the canton of Basel-Stadt in Switzerland. Together with the city of Basel and Bettingen, Riehen is one of three municipalities in the canton.
Riehen hosts the Fondation Beyeler (a privately owned art gallery) as well as a toy museum and several parks.
Riehen was the first municipality in Switzerland to elect a woman, Trudy Späth-Schweizer to political office, in 1958.[3]
The mathematician Leonhard Euler and the tennis player Roger Federer lived in Riehen during their childhood years.
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- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ Manz, Ev (July 23, 2010). "Die Wegbereiterin aller Bundesrätinnen". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). Archived from the original on March 31, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2010.