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Rheinfelden (Baden)

Rheinfelden (Baden) is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Rheinfelden (Baden) rather than just read about it. In short: Rheinfelden (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaɪnˌfɛldn̩] ; Alemannic German: Badisch-Rhyfälde, pronounced [ˈb̥ad̥ɪʃ ʁifæld̥ə]) is a town in the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, across from Rheinfelden, Switzerland, and 15 km east of Basel.

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Reference excerpt

Rheinfelden (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaɪnˌfɛldn̩] ; Alemannic German: Badisch-Rhyfälde, pronounced [ˈb̥ad̥ɪʃ ʁifæld̥ə]) is a town in the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, across from Rheinfelden, Switzerland, and 15 km east of Basel. The population is 32,919 as of 2020, making it the second most populated town of the district after Lörrach.

Geography Rheinfelden is located on the Swiss-German border, between the High Rhine to the south and the Dinkelberg hills to the north in the district of Lörrach. It borders the Swiss town of the same name across the Rhine river, and the towns of Grenzach-Wyhlen, Inzlingen, Steinen, Maulburg, Schopfheim, and Schwörstadt in Germany.

Communities Rheinfelden consists of a relatively young town core (founded in the late 19th century), two formerly independent villages (Nollingen and Warmbach), and seven villages which were incorporated into the town between 1972 and 1975. These are:

Degerfelden (alem. Degerfälde). Minseln (alem. Meisele). Herten (alem. Herte). Nordschwaben (alem. Nordschwoobe). Adelhausen (alem. Adelhuuse). Eichsel (alem. Eiggsle) Karsau (alem. Charsau) and its community of Beuggen (alem. Büügge). Apart from the town core, the villages forming Rheinfelden date from the early Middle Ages. Partly because of this, a teasing animosity exists between the villages with their longer history and traditions, and the industrial town core with its diverse population of recent origin.

Transport

Air The town is served by EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, located 30 km (19 mi) which is half an hour drive north west of Rheinfelden. Zurich Airport can also be reached, it is located 78 km (48 mi) which is an hour drive south east of Rheinfelden.

Twin towns – sister cities

Rheinfelden (Baden) is twinned with:

Fécamp, France Mouscron, Belgium Neumarkt, Italy Vale of Glamorgan, Wales

Notable people Hans Blum (1841–1910), journalist and writer, lived in Rheinfelden from 1865. Jürgen Untermann (1928–2013), linguist, indoeuropeanist and epigraphist Anne-Sophie Mutter (born 1963), violinist Jochen Böhler (born 1969), historian, specializing in the military history of World War II Dietmar Dath (born 1970), author, journalist and translator Lars Halter (born 1973), German-American journalist

Sport Thomas Süss (born 1962), former footballer who played 286 games Monique Riesterer (born 1971), weightlifter Ruwen Faller (born 1980), 400 metre sprinter sisters Alisa Vetterlein (born 1988) & Laura Vetterlein (born 1992), footballers Philipp Hercher (born 1996), footballer who has played over 230 games Raoul Petretta (born 1997), Italian footballer, played over 190 games

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Rheinfelden (Baden)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Rheinfelden (Baden) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Rheinfelden (Baden) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Rheinfelden (Baden) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Rheinfelden (Baden)

In research: Rheinfelden (Baden) appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Rheinfelden (Baden) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Rheinfelden (Baden) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Divided cities, Freiburg region geography stubs, Germany–Switzerland border crossings, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Rheinfelden (Baden) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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