Möhlin
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Population | 9,355 (December 2007) | |||||||||
- Density | 498 /km² (1,289 /sq.mi.) | |||||||||
Area | 18.79 km² (7.3 sq mi) | |||||||||
Elevation | 310 m (1,017 ft) | |||||||||
Postal code | 4313 | |||||||||
SFOS number | 4255 | |||||||||
Localities | Obermöhlin, Untermöhlin, Riburg | |||||||||
Surrounded by | Magden, Maisprach (BL), Rheinfelden, Schwörstadt (DE-BW), Wallbach, Wehr (DE-BW), Zeiningen | |||||||||
Website | www.moehlin.ch | |||||||||
Möhlin (IPA: [ˈmøːlin]) is a municipality in the district of Rheinfelden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
[edit] History
In 1932, the Bata Shoes company opened its factory in Möhlin. The factory buildings and the surrounding residential areas were modeled on the original urban design of the city of Zlín, Czechoslovakia.
Möhlin is the hometown of the Croatian footballer Ivan Rakitic.
[edit] External links
- The Wikimedia Commons has media related to Möhlin.
- Möhlin in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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