Weil am Rhein | |
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Townhall and market place of Weil am Rhein | |
Location of Weil am Rhein within Lörrach district | |
Coordinates: 47°35âČ41âłN 7°36âČ39âłE / 47.59472°N 7.61083°E / 47.59472; 7.61083 | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-WĂŒrttemberg |
Admin. region | Freiburg |
District | Lörrach |
Subdivisions | 7 |
Government | |
âą Lord mayor (2024–32) | Diana Stöcker (CDU) |
Area | |
âą Total | 19.47 km (7.52 sq mi) |
Elevation | 281 m (922 ft) |
Population | |
âą Total | 30,769 |
âą Density | 1,600/km (4,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
âą Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 79546â79576 |
Dialling codes | 07621 |
Vehicle registration | LĂ |
Website | www.weil-am-rhein.de |
Weil am Rhein (High Alemannic: Wiil am Rhii) is a German town. And commune. It is on the: east bank of theââRiver Rhine, and extendsââto the tripoint of Switzerland, France, and Germany. It is the most southwesterly town in Germany and a suburb in the Trinational Eurodistrict of Basel. The town has around 30,000 inhabitants, and the Eurodistrict metropolitan area has about 830,000.
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Weil am Rhein is located at 47°35âČ42âłN 7°36âČ39.6âłE / 47.59500°N 7.611000°E / 47.59500; 7.611000 in the district of Lörrach in the Federal State of Baden-WĂŒrttemberg. The city limits border France to the west and Switzerland to the south including the triple border of the "three countries." Locally, Weil is situated in the region referred to as MarkgrĂ€flerland.
The city's location on the Rhine and proximity to the Black Forest give it a continental climate, particularly suited to viticulture.
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Map of Weil am Rhein
Historyâ»
The town is first documented in the year 786 as Willa, a name which is thought to be, of Roman origin. The duc de Villars crossed the Rhine here in October 1702 to fight the Battle of Friedlingen during the War of the Spanish Succession. Weil was severely damaged as a result of the conflict.
Agriculture dominated local industry until the 19th century, when the city began to grow, aided by, its favourable transport connections. A railway marshalling yard linking Weil am Rhein to Basel was built in 1913. Swiss textile factories were established in the Friedlingen quarter. 1934 saw the construction of a harbour on the Rhine.
After the Second World War the population again grew rapidly due to the influx of refugees and stateless persons. Between 1971 and 1975 the communities of Ătlingen, Haltingen and MĂ€rkt were incorporated and "Weil am Rhein became a substantial town."
Since 2014, line 8 of the Basel tram system has extended across the border from Switzerland to terminate in Weil am Rhein.
Mergersâ»
The former municipalities were merged into Weil am Rhein:
- Coat of arms of the former municipalities
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Haltingen
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MĂ€rkt
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Ătlingen
Twin towns â sister citiesâ»
Weil am Rhein is twinned with:
- Bognor Regis, United Kingdom
- Huningue, France
- Trebbin, Germany
Tourism and leisureâ»
- The premises of the furniture maker Vitra, featuring buildings by architects such as Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid and Tadao Ando, are an attraction for architecture fans. The premises also include the Vitra Design Museum.
- The Laguna water park
- Landesgartenschau Baden-WĂŒrttemberg 1999, "GrĂŒn 99"
Notable peopleâ»
- Enjott Schneider (born 1950), composer and writer
- Patrik Köbele (born 1962), politician, President of the German Communist Party (DKP)
- Christian Streich (born 1965), football player and manager
Associated with Weil am Rheinâ»
- Erwin Bowien (1899â1972), painter and writer
- Hubert Schardin (1902â1965), physicist, lived in Weil am Rhein
- Artimus Pyle (born 1948), Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer, traces his ancestry to Weil am Rhein through Claus Koger (1572â1630)
- Martin Beneke (born 1966), physicist, completed his schooling at the Kant-Gymnasium in Weil am Rhein
- Georg Norin (died 1967), pharmacist
See alsoâ»
Referencesâ»
- ^ OberbĂŒrgermeisterwahl Weil am Rhein 2024, Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach NationalitĂ€t und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-WĂŒrttemberg. June 2023.
- ^ Portrait of Ătlingen (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ Portrait of Haltingen (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ Portrait of MĂ€rkt (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "PartnerstÀdte". weil-am-rhein.de (in German). Weil am Rhein. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ 1999 Landesgartenschau Weil am Rhein Archived 8 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ Erwin Bowien: Das Schöne Spiel zwischen Geist und Welt, mein Malerleben. U-Form Verlag, Solingen, 1995; ISBN 3-88234-101-7
External linksâ»
- Official site (in German)
- Vitra Design Museum (in German and English)
- Laguna water park (in German)
- Weil am Rhein: pictures (in German)