Möhlin

Sister cities

• Zlín

History

The area around Möhlin was prehistorically settled. A Neolithic settlement has been discovered at Chleizelgli, while scattered Bronze Age items were discovered around the municipality. There was a Roman era estate as well as three watchtowers along the Rhine river. During the Early to High Middle Ages it was the site of fortified refuge. The modern village of Möhlin is first mentioned in 794 as Melina. In the 13th century a knight in the service of the House of Zähringen and a 15th-century Rheinfeld Schultheiss (mayor) both had the name von Meli, which is derived from Möhlin. The municipality of Möhlin came into being when eight hamlets merged over the course of the 15th century. Jurors (a group of men of good character that were used to investigate crimes and/or judge the accused) from Möhlin are first mentioned in 1473. From 1135 until 1797, the village was under Habsburg-Austrian rule. It was a part of the region of Möhlinbach in the Rheinfelden district. Both the high and low courts over the district were under Austrian control. In 1803 the entire Fricktal, including Möhlin, joined the newly founded Canton of Aargau. The settlement of Rappershausen was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War. The church appears in the 8th century with Germanus as its patron saint. In the 10th century it is again mentioned, but this time the patron is Saint Leodegar. The original building was replaced with a new church in 1609. In 1314 the patronage of the church was granted by the Abbey of Ettenheim in Breisgau to James of Wart. A few years later, in 1327, it was granted to the Teutonic Knights Order House in Beuggen. Between 1803 and 1863 the patronage was held by the Canton of Aargau. The two chapels in Obermöhlin and Riburg date from the 17th and the early 18th century. The…

Geography

Möhlin has an area, , of . Of this area, or 42.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 36.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 18.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 3.1% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.1% is unproductive land. Of the built-up area, industrial buildings made up 2.7% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 9.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.6%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 33.2% is used for growing crops and 7.5% is pastures, while 1.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams. The municipality is located in the Rheinfelden district, along the Möhlinbach (Möhlin stream). It consists of the two parts Obermöhlin (Upper Möhlin) and Untermöhlin (Lower Möhlin) in the south of the railway line and of Riburg in the north.

Most-observed species

• Meadow Brown

  Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  9,861
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  7,505
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  7,313
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  7,257
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  6,886
• Yellow-legged hornet

  Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta
  6,741
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  6,058
• Annual Fleabane

  Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
  5,828

Most recent

• M 3.5 — 2024-06-27
  1 km SSW of Todtmoos, Germany
• M 4.2 — 2024-06-04
  2 km NNW of Unteriberg, Switzerland
• M 4.4 — 2023-03-22
  1 km NW of Pont-de-Roide, France
• M 3.9 — 2022-09-10
  1 km WSW of Zimmersheim, France
• M 4.1 — 2021-12-24
  2 km WSW of Blamont, France
• M 3.1 — 2018-05-04
  2 km W of Schliengen, Germany