Riehen
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| Coordinates: 47°35′N 7°38′E / 47.583°N 7.633°ECoordinates: 47°35′N 7°38′E / 47.583°N 7.633°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Basel-Stadt | |
| District | n.a. | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Hansjörg Wilde | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 10.86 km2 (4.19 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 278 m (912 ft) | |
| Population (Jan 2017) | ||
| • Total | 20,981 | |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 4125 | |
| SFOS number | 2703 | |
| 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 |
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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.
Riehen was the first municipality in Switzerland to elect a woman, Trudy Späth-Schweizer to political office, in 1958.
Riehen is first mentioned in 1157 as Rieheim.
Riehen is bounded by two different municipalities in Switzerland and Germany.
Riehen has an area, as of 2009[update], of 10.86 square kilometers (4.19 sq mi). Of this area, 2.78 km2 (1.07 sq mi) or 25.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.74 km2 (1.06 sq mi) or 25.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.19 km2 (2.00 sq mi) or 47.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.23 km2 (0.089 sq mi) or 2.1% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 28.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.7%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 11.3%. Out of the forested land, 23.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 14.2% is used for growing crops and 7.3% is pastures, while 4.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the water in the municipality, 0.2% is in lakes and 1.9% is in rivers and streams.
The municipality is located on the right bank of the Rhine on the Swiss-German border between Wiese and the Chrischonahügel.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, six Bricks Argent one, two and three.
Riehen has a population (as of January 2017[update]) of 20,981. As of 2008[update], 18.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of -0.2%. It has changed at a rate of 4.9% due to migration and at a rate of -4.9% due to births and deaths.
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