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Weil am Rhein

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Weil am Rhein

Total population

30,000

Coordinates47.59°, 7.61°

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City facts

Overview

Weil am Rhein is a German town and commune. It is on the east bank of the River Rhine, and extends to the tripoint of Switzerland, France, and Germany. It is the most southwesterly town in Germany and a suburb in the Trinational Eurodistrict of Basel. The town has around 30,000 inhabitants, and the Eurodistrict metropolitan area has about 830,000.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
47.5933
Longitude
7.6116
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
594,121
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    11,881
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    10,987
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    10,741
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    10,139
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    9,228
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    8,603
  • Yellow-legged hornet
    Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta
    7,394
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    6,960

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
172
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2004-12-05

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

H
Hanspeter Gass
Swiss politician
Christoph Eymann
Christoph Eymann
Swiss politician
C
Carlo Conti
Swiss politician (1954-)
N
Nana Gualdi
German actress and singer (1932–2007)
R
Ralph Lewin
Swiss politician
Lukas Vischer
Lukas Vischer
Swiss theologian (1926-2008)
H
Helmut Förnbacher
Swiss actor, film director, screenwriter
Samuel Werenfels
Samuel Werenfels
Swiss architect
P
Paul Degen
Swiss artist (1941-2007)
Rolf Reber
Rolf Reber
Swiss psychologist
J
Jürg Laederach
Swiss writer (1945-2018)
A
Alfred Schlageter
Swiss actor (1896-1981)
Peter Schetty
Peter Schetty
Swiss racecar driver
Rudolf Rechsteiner
Rudolf Rechsteiner
Swiss politician
Emil Beurmann
Emil Beurmann
Swiss artist (1862-1951)
Adrian Sieber
Adrian Sieber
Swiss musician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Geography & sun

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Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

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Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Weil am Rhein, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Maxistuhl First von Michele De Lucchi in Weil am Rhein, Rathausplatz 3, 1983 2 — Weil am Rhein, Germany0 miMaxistuhl First von Michele De Lucchi in Weil am Rhein, Rathausplatz 3, 1983 4 — Weil am Rhein, Germany0 miBahnhof Weil am Rhein sign — Weil am Rhein, Germany0.1 miBau der Brücke für die Tramlinie 8 neben der Friedensbrücke über den Bahnhof von Weil am Rhein — Weil am Rhein, Germany0.1 miBaustellenschild der Tramlinie 8 in Weil — Weil am Rhein, Germany0.1 miMaxistuhl Stapelstuhl von Robert Mallet-Stevens in Weil am Rhein, Hauptstr. 311 — Weil am Rhein, Germany0.1 miMaxistuhl Zig Zag von Gerrit T. Rietveld, in Weil am Rhein, Hauptstr. 294, 1932-34 — Weil am Rhein, Germany0.1 miBauarbeiten Tramschlaufe Weil am Rhein 7012 — Weil am Rhein, Germany0.1 miBauarbeiten Tramschlaufe Weil am Rhein 7013 — Weil am Rhein, Germany0.1 miHaltestelle Weil am Rhein Bahnhof Zentrum der Basler Tramlinie 8, 3 — Weil am Rhein, Germany0.1 miHaltestelle Weil am Rhein Bahnhof Zentrum der Basler Tramlinie 8, 4 — Weil am Rhein, Germany0.1 miHaltestelle Weil am Rhein Bahnhof Zentrum der Basler Tramlinie 8, 6 — Weil am Rhein, Germany0.1 miGleisbauarbeiten Friedensbrücke, 1, Weil am Rhein, Kreis Lörrach — Weil am Rhein, Germany0.1 miFriedensbrücke, 1, Weil am Rhein, Kreis Lörrach — Weil am Rhein, Germany0.1 miBaustelle 2018 Bahnhof Weil am Rhein - 8947 — Weil am Rhein, Germany0.1 miMaxistuhl Parigi von Aldo Rossi in Weil am Rhein — Weil am Rhein, Germany0.2 miMaxistuhl Harfe von Jørgen Høvelskov in Weil am Rhein, Hauptstr. 291, 1963 — Weil am Rhein, Germany0.2 miHaltestelle Weil am Rhein Bahnhof Zentrum der Basler Tramlinie 8, 8 — Weil am Rhein, Germany0.2 miBasel-bvb-tram-8-siemens-combino-919895 — Weil am Rhein, Germany0.2 miStraßenbahn Linie 8 Weil am Rhein - panoramio — Weil am Rhein, Germany0.2 miBaseler Tram in Weil am Rhein - panoramio — Weil am Rhein, Germany0.2 miStraßenbahn by Niederkasseler - panoramio (3) — Weil am Rhein, Germany0.2 miGüterbahnhof, 1, Weil am Rhein, Kreis Lörrach — Weil am Rhein, Germany0.2 miLicht-Sperrsignal-mit-LZB-Blockkennzeichen-Weil-am-Rhein — Weil am Rhein, Germany0.2 mi

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Official Identifiers

Destatis — German Federal Statistical Office

AGS
08336091
Population (Wikidata)
31,065
Wikidata
Q61909

Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • • Destatis — German Federal Statistical Office — Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439