Rheinfelden
Saint Joseph Church
Saint Joseph Church
Coat of arms of Rheinfelden
Location of Rheinfelden within Lörrach district
Rheinfelden  is located in Germany
Rheinfelden
Rheinfelden
Rheinfelden  is located in Baden-Württemberg
Rheinfelden
Rheinfelden
Coordinates: 47°33′40″N 7°47′30″E / 47.56111°N 7.79167°E / 47.56111; 7.79167
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictLörrach
Subdivisions8
Government
  Lord mayor (202028) Klaus Eberhardt[1] (SPD)
Area
  Total62.84 km2 (24.26 sq mi)
Elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
  Total33,045
  Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
79618
Dialling codes07623
Vehicle registration
Websitewww.rheinfelden.de

Rheinfelden (Alemannic German: Badisch-Rhyfälde, pronounced [ˈb̥ad̥ɪʃ ʁifæld̥ə]) is a town in the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, across from Rheinfelden, Switzerland, and 15 km east of Basel. The population is 32,919 as of 2020, making it the second most populated town of the district after Lörrach.

Geography

Rheinfelden is located on the Swiss-German border, between the High Rhine to the south and the Dinkelberg hills to the north in the district of Lörrach. It borders the Swiss town of the same name across the Rhine river, and the towns of Grenzach-Wyhlen, Inzlingen, Steinen, Maulburg, Schopfheim, Schwörstadt, and Wehr in Germany.

Communities

Rheinfelden consists of a relatively young town core (founded in the late 19th century), two formerly independent villages (Nollingen and Warmbach), and seven villages which were incorporated into the town between 1972 and 1975. These are:

  • Degerfelden (alem. Degerfälde).
  • Minseln (alem. Meisele).
  • Herten (alem. Herte).
  • Nordschwaben (alem. Nordschwoobe).
  • Adelhausen (alem. Adelhuuse).
  • Eichsel (alem. Eiggsle)
  • Karsau (alem. Charsau) and its community of Beuggen (alem. Büügge).

Apart from the town core, the villages forming Rheinfelden date from the early Middle Ages. Partly because of this, a teasing animosity exists between the villages with their longer history and traditions, and the industrial town core with its diverse population of recent origin.

Twin towns – sister cities

Rheinfelden (Baden) is twinned with:[3]

Notable people

References

  1. Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2021" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2021] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2022.
  3. "Städtepartnerschaften". rheinfelden.de (in German). Rheinfelden (Baden). Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  4. "Blum, Hans" . Encyclopedia Americana. Vol. IV. 1920.


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