Rheinfelden, Germany

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Coordinates: 47°34′N 7°48′E

Rheinfelden
Coat of arms of Rheinfelden Location of Rheinfelden in Germany

Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region Freiburg
District Lörrach
Population 32,226 (2005)
Area 62.84 km²
Population density 512 /km²
Elevation 273 m
Coordinates 47°34′ N 7°48′ E
Postal code 79601-79618
Area code 07623
Licence plate code
Mayor Eberhard Niethammer (CDU)
Website rheinfelden-baden.de

Rheinfelden [ʁaɪnfəldən] (in Alemannic Badisch-Rhyfälde [bɑdɪʃ ʁifaldə]), 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. Population 32,226 (2005).

A town twinning between Rheinfelden and Barry has been established in 1968, later extended to Vale of Glamorgan.