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Basel (/ ˈ b ɑː z əl /, BAH-zəl; German: ⓘ), also known as Basle, [note 1] is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the River Rhine (at the transition from the High to the Upper Rhine). [4] Basel is Switzerland's third-most-populous city (after Zurich and Geneva), with 177,595 inhabitants within the city municipality limits. [5]
Basal area is the cross-sectional area of trees at breast height (1.3m or 4.5 ft above ground). It is a common way to describe stand density. It is a common way to describe stand density. In forest management , basal area usually refers to merchantable timber and is given on a per hectare or per acre basis.
The Trinational Eurodistrict of Basel, or Basel metropolitan area, extends across three countries: Switzerland, France and Germany. The Trinational Eurodistrict of Basel ( German : Trinationaler Eurodistrict Basel (TEB)/ French : Eurodistrict trinational de Bâle (ETB)) is an organization of municipalities and cities in the trinational ...
The area of the canton is 37 km 2 (14 sq mi), making Basel-Stadt the smallest canton in Switzerland. It is sometimes likened to a city-state. [9] Basel-Stadt borders Basel-Landschaft to the south, the only adjacent canton. To the north, it borders Germany (Baden-Württemberg) and France .
Basel-Landschaft, together with Basel-Stadt, formed the historic Canton of Basel until they separated following the uprising of 1833 (Battle of the Hülftenschanz near Frenkendorf). Castle of Angenstein in Duggingen. In Roman times, the area of Basel was a centre of Roman activity.
Directional signs for Basel-area museums. The Basel museums encompass a series of museums in the city of Basel, Switzerland, and the neighboring region. They represent a broad spectrum of collections with a marked concentration in the fine arts and house numerous holdings of international significance. With at least three dozen institutions ...
In two instances (Basel and Appenzell) this was a consequence of a historic division, whilst in the case of Unterwalden a historic mutual association, resulting in three pairs of half-cantons. The other 20 cantons were, and in some instances still are [ 51 ] —though only in a context where it is needed to distinguish them from any half ...
The regional Upper Rhine Conference is a framework for future political and administrative cooperation in the area. The tripoint between France, Germany and Switzerland, called Dreiländereck, lies within the uppermost portion of the Upper Rhine. A monument in Basel, known as the Pylon, is located 160 m (520 ft) southeast of the actual tripoint.