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Riehen

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Also known as Riehen BS

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.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name
Riehen
Swiss town.municipality_type
City
Swiss town.imagepath_flag
CHE Riehen Flag.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa
CHE Riehen COA.svg
Swiss town.image_photo
Switzerland riehen fondation beyeler.jpg
Swiss town.image_caption
The Fondation Beyeler.
Swiss town.canton
Basel-Stadt
Swiss town.iso code region
CH-BS
Swiss town.district
n.a.
Swiss town.postal_code
4125
Swiss town.municipality_code
2703
Swiss town.area
10.86
Swiss town.elevation
278
Swiss town.mayor
Hansjörg Wilde
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
Basel, Bettingen, Birsfelden (BL), Grenzach-Wyhlen (DE-BW), Inzlingen (DE-BW), Lörrach (DE-BW), Weil am Rhein (DE-BW)
Swiss town.twintowns
Miercurea Ciuc(Romania), Mutten (Switzerland)
Swiss town.website
www.riehen.ch

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Riehen
Population
21879
Area
10.87
Elevation
295
Official website
www.riehen.ch
Image
Switzerland riehen fondation beyeler.jpg
Dialing code
061
Licence plate code
BS
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Commons category
Riehen
postal code
4125
native label
Riehen
external data available at URL
geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/2703
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  • History
  • Neighbourhood
  • Geography
  • Coat of arms
  • Demographics
  • Heritage sites of national significance
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Religion
  • Climate
  • Education
  • Transport
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

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.

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