Weil am Rhein

Weil am Rhein (German pronunciation:[ˈvaɪlʔamˈʁaɪn], lit.'Weil on the Rhine'; High Alemannic: Wiil am Rhii) 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.

Weil am Rhein is located at 47°35′42″N7°36′39.6″E / 47.59500°N 7.611000°E / 47.59500; 7.611000 in the district of Lörrach in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The city limits border France to the west and Switzerland to the south including the tripoint of the three countries. Locally, Weil is situated in the region referred to as Markgräflerland.

The city's location on the Rhine and proximity to the Black Forest give it a continental climate, particularly suited to viticulture.

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  Map of Weil am Rhein

The town is first documented in the year 786 as Willa, a name which is thought to be of Roman origin. The duc de Villars crossed the Rhine here in October 1702 to fight the Battle of Friedlingen during the War of the Spanish Succession. Weil was severely damaged as a result of the conflict.

Agriculture dominated local industry until the 19th century, when the city began to grow, aided by its favourable transport connections. A railway marshalling yard linking Weil am Rhein to Basel was built in 1913. Swiss textile factories were established in the Friedlingen quarter. 1934 saw the construction of a harbour on the Rhine.

After the Second World War the population again grew rapidly due to the influx of refugees and stateless persons. Between 1971 and 1975 the communities of Ötlingen, Haltingen and Märkt were incorporated and Weil am Rhein became a substantial town.

Desde 2014, la línea 8 del sistema de tranvías de Basilea se extiende a través de la frontera con Suiza y finaliza en Weil am Rhein.

Un arqueólogo encontró un casco de bronce cerca. ^{[ 3 ]}

Los antiguos municipios se fusionaron para formar Weil am Rhein:

• 1 de diciembre de 1971: Ötlingen ^{[ 4 ]}
• 1 de enero de 1975: Haltingen ^{[ 5 ]} y Märkt ^{[ 6 ]}

Escudo de armas de los antiguos municipios

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  Haltingen
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  Marca
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  Ötlingen

Weil am Rhein está hermanada con: ^{[ 7 ]}

• Bognor Regis , Reino Unido
• Huningue , Francia
• Trebbin , Alemania

• Las instalaciones del fabricante de muebles Vitra , que incluyen edificios de arquitectos como Frank Gehry , Zaha Hadid y Tadao Ando , ​​son un atractivo para los amantes de la arquitectura. El complejo también alberga el Museo de Diseño Vitra .
• El parque acuático Laguna
• Landesgartenschau Baden-Württemberg 1999, "Grün 99" ^{[ 8 ]}

• Enjott Schneider (nacido en 1950), compositor y escritor.
• Patrik Köbele (nacido en 1962), político, presidente del Partido Comunista Alemán (DKP).
• Christian Streich (nacido en 1965), futbolista y entrenador.

• Ötlingen (Weil am Rhein)

• Official site(in German)
• Vitra Design Museum(in German and English)
• Laguna water park(in German)
• Weil am Rhein: pictures(in German)