Riehen

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Riehen

Nomenclature and Geography

Category: Obec / Město

Summary

Riehen is a municipality in the canton of Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, bordering Germany. It is known for the Fondation Beyeler art gallery and its historical first election of a woman to political office in 1958. The town is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, with a notable protrusion into the Herrenwald forest.

Statistics

Area

10.86 km²

Population

21,788

Location