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Richwiller, Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Francei
Regional Level Types
RichwillerCommune
MulhouseArrondissement
Haut-RhinDepartment
Grand EstRegion
FranceCountry

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02794850017272420446977.jpg
View of the Richwiller potash mining area, in 1911.

Max Mine, Richwiller, Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
06003210017272420455537.jpg
View of the Richwiller potash mining area, in 1916.

Max Mine, Richwiller, Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
02794850017272420446977.jpg
View of the Richwiller potash mining area, in 1911.

Max Mine, Richwiller, Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
06003210017272420455537.jpg
View of the Richwiller potash mining area, in 1916.

Max Mine, Richwiller, Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
02794850017272420446977.jpg
View of the Richwiller potash mining area, in 1911.

Max Mine, Richwiller, Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
06003210017272420455537.jpg
View of the Richwiller potash mining area, in 1916.

Max Mine, Richwiller, Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Richwiller3,362 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
433863
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:433863:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Richwiller, arrondissement de Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
German:
Richwiller, Arrondissement Mulhouse, Oberelsass, Großer Osten, Frankreich
Italian:
Richwiller, Arrondissement di Mulhouse, Alto Reno, Grand Est, Francia
Russian:
Риквиллер, Мюлуз, Верхний Рейн, Гранд-Эст, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
里什维莱尔, 米卢斯区, 上莱茵省, 大東部大區, 法国
Spanish:
Richwiller, distrito de Mulhouse, Alto Rin, Gran Este, Francia
Afrikaans:
Richwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Frankryk
Alemannic:
Reichweiler, Arrondissement Mulhouse, Département Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Frankreich
Aragonese:
Richwiller, Alto Rin, Gran Este, Francia
Asturian:
Richwiller, Altu Rin, Gran Este, Francia
Bambara:
Richwiller, Faransi
Basque:
Richwiller, Mulhouseko barrutia, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Richwiller, Frankreich
Breton:
Richwiller, arondisamant Mülhausen, Roen-Uhel, Grand Est, Bro-C'hall
Buginese:
Richwiller, Perancis
Catalan:
Richwiller, Districte de Mulhouse, Alt Rin, Gran Est, França
Cebuano:
Richwiller, Arrondissement de Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Pransiya
Chechen:
ГӀиквиллегӀ, Франци
Corsican:
Richwiller, Francia
Croatian:
Richwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Francuska
Czech:
Richwiller, Arrondissement Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Francie
Danish:
Richwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Frankrig
Dutch:
Richwiller, Arrondissement Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Richwiller, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Richwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Francio
Estonian:
Richwiller, Haut-Rhini departemang, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Richwiller, Frakland
Finnish:
Richwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Richwiller, Hôt-Rin, France
Friulian:
Richwiller, France
Galician:
Richwiller, Alto Rin, Gran Leste, Francia
Greenlandic:
Richwiller, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Richwiller, Haut-Rhin, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Richwiller, Frakkland
Ido:
Richwiller, Francia
Indonesian:
Richwiller, Arondisemen Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, Timur Raya, Perancis
Interlingua:
Richwiller, Departimento Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Francia
Interlingue:
Richwiller, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Richwiller, Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Richwiller, Frans
Kabyle:
Richwiller, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Ришвиллер, Жоғарғы Рейн, Франция
Kongo:
Richwiller, Haut-Rhin, Fwalansa
Ladin:
Richwiller
Latin:
Richwiller, Rhenus Superior, Magnus Oriens, Francia
Latvian:
Richwiller, Augšreina, Francija
Ligurian:
Richwiller, Fransa
Limburgian:
Richwiller, Arrondissemint Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Richwiller, Aukštutinis Reinas, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Richwiller, Haut-Rhin, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Richwiller, Arrondissement Mulhouse, Departement Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Richwiller, Haut-Rhin, Frantsa
Malay:
Richwiller, Haut-Rhin, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Richwiller, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Richwiller, Mulhouse Kūn, Haut-Rhin, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Richwiller, France
Neapolitan:
Richwiller, Franza
Norwegian:
Richwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Richwiller, Haut-Rhin, Frankrike
Occitan:
Richwiller, Arrondiment de Mulhouse, Naut Ren, Grand Èst, França
Papiamento:
Richwiller, Fransia
Pfaelzisch:
Reichweiler, Frankreich
Picard:
Richwiller, Franche
Piedmontese:
Richwiller, Dipartiment ëd l'Àut Ren, Fransa
Polish:
Richwiller, Okręg Miluza, Górny Ren, Grand Est, Francja
Portuguese:
Richwiller, Alto Reno, Grande Leste, França
Romanian:
Richwiller, Arondismentul Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, Franța
Romansh:
Richwiller, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Richwiller, Frantza
Scots:
Richwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Richwiller, Haut-Rhin, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Richwiller, Francia
Slovak:
Richwiller, Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, Alsasko-Champagne-Ardenne-Lotrinsko, Francúzsko
Slovenian:
Richwiller, Haut-Rhin, Francija
Swahili:
Richwiller, Haut-Rhin, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Richwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Frankrike
Tatar:
Риквиллер, Франция
Traditional Chinese:
里什維萊爾, 上萊茵, 大東部, 法國
Turkish:
Richwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Ришвіллер, Мюлуз , Верхній Рейн, Гранд-Ест, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Richwiller, Fransiya
Venetian:
Richwiller, Alto Reno, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Richwiller, Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Pháp
Volapük:
Richwiller, Fransän
Walloon:
Richwiller, France
Waray:
Richwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Fransya
Welsh:
Richwiller, Haut-Rhin, Dwyrain Mawr, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Richwiller, Grand Est, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Richwiller, Faraas
Zazaki:
Richwiller, Fransa
Zulu:
Richwiller, IFulansi


Richwiller (French pronunciation: [ʁiʃvilɛʁ]; German: Reichweiler) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the intercommunal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation.

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


List of minerals for each chemical element

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Oligocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Ptychogaster
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Geoemydidae : Ptychogaster33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richwiller
Wikidata ID:Q148841
GeoNames ID:2983637

Localities in this Region

  • Grand Est

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
France

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