Binzen

History

The first documented mention of the settlement as Binuzhaine dates back to the year 767. It is mentioned again in 807 as Pinuzheim in a document from the St. Gallen Abbey. The village was confiscated as an Alamannic lordship by the Franks and came into the possession of the Frankish royal monastery of St. Denis around 1200 years ago. Later, various ecclesiastical and secular authorities had rights in Binzen, with the Bishop of Basel being of particular importance. The seat of power was Binzen Castle. At the beginning of the 16th century, the majority of Binzen came into the possession of the Margraviate of Baden-Durlach, but it was not until 1769 that the entire village became part of Baden. The oldest known description of Binzen dates back to 1583 and was written by the then pastor Paul Cherler. In 1939 at the beginning of World War II, a part of the population of some Markgräfler villages near the border was evacuated. The return journey was organized before Christmas 1939. The return train from Oberstdorf to Müllheim crashed near Markdorf (railway accident near Markdorf), resulting in the death of 101 people – including 42 from Binzen.

Geography

Binzen is situated in the Three-Country Corner of Germany, Switzerland, and France, on the southwestern foothills of the Black Forest at the exit of the Kandertal valley in the greater Basel-Weil-Lörrach area. To the south of Binzen lies the approximately 460-meter-high Tüllinger Berg. The municipality borders to the north on an exclave of Efringen-Kirchen, as well as on Fischingen and Schallbach; to the east on Rümmingen; to the southeast on the district town of Lörrach; to the south on the city of Weil am Rhein; and to the west on Eimeldingen. The municipality of Binzen includes the village of Binzen, the houses Autohof and Buchmühle, as well as the farm Obere Mühle. The deserted settlement of Eppalinchova is also located within the municipal area. Binzen also includes a part of the Kander river.

Most-observed species

• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  10,504
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  9,894
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  9,539
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  8,625
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  7,968
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  7,794
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  6,106
• Yellow-legged hornet

  Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta
  5,959

Most recent

• M 3.5 — 2024-06-27
  1 km SSW of Todtmoos, Germany
• 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
• M 4.2 — 2012-02-11
  2 km WNW of Unterägeri, Switzerland