Riehen: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
Accommodation in Riehen
For travellers interested in culture and history, Wartenberg - Vordere Ruine is a specific point of reference in the area around Riehen. You can rent a holiday apartment in Riehen. Burg Istein, Weitenau Monastery and Munzenberg are also located in the vicinity of Riehen.
In the wider regional surroundings of Riehen are Steinenberg, Rümmelsbühl, Badenweiler Castle and Hohe Möhr.
Culture
On 26 June 1958, Riehen's citizens' municipality introduced women's suffrage; this is described as the first introduction of its kind in Switzerland.
Riehen's parkland includes the Hörnli Cemetery, which is described as the central cemetery of the canton of Basel-Stadt and as the largest cemetery in Switzerland. In 2023, around 60 free-ranging deer were also reported on the grounds.
Riehen is one of three municipalities in the Swiss canton of Basel-Stadt and, after Basel, the canton’s second-largest municipality by population.
For further comparison, you can also view Bettingen and Basel.
For the overview of the wider destination: Basel-Stadt.
