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Weil am Rhein (Baden-Wurttemberg)
Germany is located in Central Europe and it shares borders with Denmark in the North, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France in the West, Austria and Switzerland in the South and Poland and the Czech Republic in the East. The North Sea and the Baltic Sea represent additional National Borders in the North. The official language of Germany is German and Berlin is the capital.
The climate is quite pleasant with almost all variety of seasonal flavors as temperate, marine, cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers, occasional warm, tropical foehn wind and high relative humidity. Germany is one of the largest European economy and the third largest economy in the world in real terms, placed behind the United States and Japan, and fifth behind the United States, China, India and Japan counted by purchasing power parity.
Weil am Rhein is a German town and a community situated on the east bank of the River Rhine. It is close to the point at which the Swiss, French and German borders meet. It is the most southwesterly town in Germany. Weil am Rhein is located at 47 degrees North, and 7 degrees East in the district of Lorrach in the Federal State of Baden-Wurttemberg. The French border is at a distance of 4 kilometer from it and the Swiss border is 3 kilometers from there. Its location on the Rhine region and closeness to the Black Forest offers it a continental climate suitable for viticulture. Its population in 2004 was recorded at 29,421 inhabitants.
Weil am Rhein is first documented in the year 786 as Willa, a name that is considered to be of Roman origin. Agriculture was the dominant local industry till the 19th century, because of its favorable transport connections. A railway marshalling yard linked Weil am Rhein to Basel. Swiss textile factories were started in the Friedlingen quarter. In 1934, a harbor on the Rhine was built.
Like some of its sister municipalities and towns, Weil am Rhein is blessed with beautiful surroundings and a unique natural setting. The picturesque scenery, the majesty of the mountains, the slow pace of life, and the welcoming nature of its people all combine to make this region one of the most important tourist attractions in Germany.
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