Möhlintal

The Möhlintal is a 10-kilometre long valley running between Möhlin and Wegenstetten in the Rheinfelden district of Canton Aargau, Switzerland. The five municipalities in the valley (Möhlin, Zeiningen, Zuzgen, Hellikon and Wegenstetten) have a total population of around 14,000 people.

The upper part of the valley is also known as the "Wegenstettertal". This name was particularly used by associations and groups related to the upper Möhlintal municipalities. In Habsburg times the area was known as Landschaft (territory) Möhlinbach. The valley was also sometimes known as the "Chläfflital". The official name of the valley given by Canton Aargau is "Möhlintal".

The valley lies in the North Eastern Tabel Jura, part of the Swiss Jura Mountains which are distinct from the Faltenjura because the strata are not folded. The Möhlintal runs in a practically straight line from Southeast to Northwest, surrounded by high table plateaux through which the valley cuts. The Möhlinbach flows from its source at the top of the valley between the municipalities of Wegenstetten and Hemmiken (at a height of 520m), through the valley to join the Rein near Möhlin (at 280m).

Like most other Jura valleys in the Fricktal region, the Möhlintal has a relatively narrow valley floor. Because of its climatic circumstances, the valley experiences up to 40 days more sunshine than the Swiss Plateau and is mostly fog-free. On 5 August 2003 the private weather service Meteomedia recorded a temperature of 40.3 °C in Möhlin, a record for Switzerland.

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