Wiese
Description
The Wiese is a river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and Basel-City, Switzerland, a right tributary of the Rhine. It rises in the Black Forest, on the Feldberg. The Wiese flows through Todtnau, Schönau im Schwarzwald, Schopfheim and Lörrach. After crossing the border with Switzerland, the Wiese flows through the quarters of Basel on the right side of the Rhine, and joins the Rhine opposite the French town Saint-Louis. Its length is 55 km.The largest tributary is the Little Wiese ((Baden)|SteinenSaint-Louis]] and past the districts Hauingen, Brombach, Haagen, Tumringen, the city center, Tüllingen and Stetten of the city of Lörrach.After the railway bridge in Stetten, the river leaves Germany and flows its last six kilometers across Swiss territory. It flows through the municipality of Riehen and into Basel, where it flows into the Rhine. The German municipality of Weil am Rhein is not directly adjacent to the Wiese, however, it has access to the river via the hamlet of Mühleteich.
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