Riehen

Riehen
The Fondation Beyeler.
Flag of Riehen
Coat of arms of Riehen
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Riehen is located in Switzerland
Riehen
Riehen
Riehen is located in Canton of Basel-Stadt
Riehen
Riehen
Coordinates: 47°34′50″N 7°38′57″E / 47.58056°N 7.64917°E / 47.58056; 7.64917
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBasel-Stadt
Districtn.a.
Government
 • MayorHansjörg Wilde
Area
 • Total
10.87 km2 (4.20 sq mi)
Elevation
278 m (912 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total
21,340
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
4125
SFOS number2703
ISO 3166 codeCH-BS
Surrounded byBasel, Bettingen, Birsfelden (BL), Grenzach-Wyhlen (DE-BW), Inzlingen (DE-BW), Lörrach (DE-BW), Weil am Rhein (DE-BW)
Twin townsMiercurea Ciuc(Romania), Mutten (Switzerland)
Websitewww.riehen.ch
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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.

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ 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.