Riehen

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Coordinates: 47°35′N, 7°38′E

Riehen
Country Switzerland Coat of Arms of Riehen
Canton Basel-Stadt
District n.a.
47°35′N, 7°38′E
Population 20,722  (December 2002)
  - Density 1,906 /km² (4,937 /sq.mi.)
Area 10.87 km² (4.2 sq mi)
Elevation 278 m (912 ft)
The Fondation Beyeler.
The Fondation Beyeler.
Postal code 4125
SFOS number 2703
Mayor Willi Fischer
Surrounded by
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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

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.

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