Because on the Rhine - Weil am Rhein

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Because on the Rhine
federal stateBaden-Wuerttemberg
Residents
30.175 (2019)
height
279 m, 281 m
Tourist info 49 7621 422 04 40
http://www.w-wt.de/
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Because on the Rhine

background

Because on the Rhine is a city in the extreme southwest of Baden-Wuerttemberg, she lies in Tri-border region between Germany, France and the Switzerland. The place has been known since the 8th century, it came to Baden in 1503 and was characterized by agriculture, viticulture and handicrafts until well into the 19th century. With the expansion of the Rhine as a shipping route and the development of the railway, the population increased, Weil received city rights in 1929, at that time the places Friedlingen, Leopoldshöhe and Otterbach were already districts of the new city Because on the Rhine. Around 1973 the towns of Haltingen, Märkt and Ötlingen were incorporated.

getting there

By plane

The nearest airport is that EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-FreiburgWebsite of this institutionEuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg in the encyclopedia WikipediaEuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsEuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (Q156971) in the Wikidata database(IATA: BSL, MLH, EAP), on French soil, 5 km away. Public transport connections lead over Basel and need about 30 minutes with the new tram line. 155 km away and inland is the Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden airportWebsite of this institutionKarlsruhe / Baden-Baden Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaKarlsruhe / Baden-Baden Airport in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryKarlsruhe / Baden-Baden Airport (Q707457) in the Wikidata database(IATA: FKB)Baden Airport. Public transport takes 3 hours airport ZurichWebsite of this institutionZurich Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaZurich Airport in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsZurich Airport (Q15114) in the Wikidata database(IATA: ZRH) is 90 km away and can be reached in just under 1 hour by train.

By train

The 1 Weil am Rhein railway station is located on the Rhine Valley Railway of Offenburg to Basel, only regional trains stop here. The nearest long-distance train station is the Badische Bahnhof Basel. On the route to Loerrach the trains run the Garden railway, they are from the SBB operated and belong to Regio Verkehrsverbund Lörrach.

With the tram

Since 2014 a line of Basler Tram to Weil am Rhein. The final stop is at the station forecourt.

In the street

  • The runs between Weil and the Friedlingen district A5, the next connection points are the Symbol: AS 69 and Symbol: AS 68, the latter is a short stretch of the motorway triangle A98that goes to Lörrach-Ost.
  • The Rhine Valley route also goes through Weil am Rhein B3, the B317 goes direction Loerrach and Schopfheim. The 542 goes over the Rhine into Alsace.

By boat

The Rhine near Weil am Rhein is navigable for inland traffic. It is possible to moor with pleasure boats.

By bicycle

mobility

Map of Weil am Rhein

Tourist Attractions

Vitra Design Museum

Museums in Weil:

  • Agricultural Museum
  • Textile Museum
  • Stapflehus
  • Museum on Lindenplatz

Because it is on the Rhine City of Chairs

Miscellaneous:

Dreiländerbrücke
  • 2  DreiländerbrückeDreiländerbrücke in the encyclopedia WikipediaDreiländerbrücke in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsDreiländerbrücke (Q205682) in the Wikidata database

Churches

  • 3  Evangelical Church Alt-WeilEvangelical Church Alt-Weil in the encyclopedia WikipediaEvangelical Church Alt-Weil in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsEvangelical Church Alt-Weil (Q1380464) in the Wikidata databaselast change: May 2020
  • 4  George's ChurchGeorgskirche in the encyclopedia WikipediaGeorgskirche in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsGeorgskirche (Q1509549) in the Wikidata databaselast change: May 2020

Observation towers

  • 5  SchlaichturmSchlaichturm in the encyclopedia WikipediaSchlaichturm in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsSchlaichturm (Q1423721) in the Wikidata databaselast change: May 2020

activities

Running events:

  • Across Basel (relay race)
  • Three-country run
  • Basel City Run (always on the last weekend of November in Basel's city center, which is already decorated for Christmas)

swim

  • Laguna Badeland in Weil am Rhein
  • Outdoor swimming pools in Grenzach-Wyhlen and Steinen
  • Swimming in the Rhine in Basel: Into the Rhine, let it drift downstream and out of the water again.
  • Rhine and outdoor pools in Basel: Rheinbad Breite, Rheinbad St. Johann, Gartenbad St. Jakob (Joggeli), Gartenbad Eglisee (Oct-Feb: ice rink)

golf

  • Indoor golf course Green Point Weil am Rhein
  • Three thermal baths golf resort

Tennis:

  • Cenci Center Court

Paintball:

  • Paintball facility in stones

shop

kitchen

medium

nightlife

accommodation

Upscale

1  **** carathotel Basel / Weil am Rhein, Alte Strasse 58, 79576 Weil am Rhein (near the A5 motorway exit). Tel.: 49 (0) 7621 95 12 000, Fax: 49 (0)7621 95 12 650, Email: . Price: Single: from 80 €; Double room: from 100 €.last change: Oct. 2020

health

Practical advice

trips

  • Basel (sights, museums, shopping, walks along the Rhine, etc.)
  • Augusta Raurica near Augst
  • Europa Park Rust
  • Black Forest: Titisee and Feldberg
  • Freiburg: old town and minster
  • France: Colmar, Mulhouse, Alsace Wine Route, Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut de Ronchamp (an architectural icon!)

literature

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