Riehen

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Riehen
The Fondation Beyeler.
Riehen [zoom]
Country Switzerland Canton Basel-Stadt District n.a. 47°35′N 7°38′E / 47.583°N 7.633°E / 47.583; 7.633Coordinates: 47°35′N 7°38′E / 47.583°N 7.633°E / 47.583; 7.633
Population	20,722 (December 2002[update])
- Density	1,906 /km2 (4,937 /sq mi)
Area	10.87 km2 (4.20 sq mi)
Elevation	278 m (912 ft)
Postal code	4125
SFOS number	2703
Mayor	Willi Fischer
Surrounded by (view map)	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.riehen.ch SFSO statistics

Riehen is a municipality in the canton of Basel-City 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 renowned privately-owned art gallery) as well as a toy museum. It also features numerous heritage sites of national significance:^[1] the church of St. Martin, several residential houses (the Wettsteinhäuser and the houses Huber, Schaeffer and Colnaghi) as well as the Wenkenhof estate.

[edit] Neighbourhood

Riehen is bounded by two different municipalities in Switzerland and Germany.

Weil am Rhein (D)	Lörrach (D)
		Inzlingen (D)
Basel	Birsfelden	Bettingen Grenzach-Wyhlen (D)

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[edit] External links

• Media related to Riehen at Wikimedia Commons