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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]
Tram service for commuting within the Basel city area. There is an international airport at Basel-Mulhouse, actually located 4 km (2.5 mi) inside French territory but with customs-free access from the city. The canton is well connected by both trains and motorways to the rest of Switzerland and the neighbouring areas in France and Germany.
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 ...
Basel-Landschaft or Basel-Country, informally known as Baselland or Baselbiet (/ ˌ b ɑː z ə l ˈ l æ n d ʃ ɑː f t /; German: Kanton Basel-Landschaft [ˈkantɔn ˌbaːzl̩ ˈlantʃaft] ⓘ; Romansh: Chantun Basilea-Champagna; French: Canton de Bâle-Campagne [bɑl.kɑ̃.paɲ]; Italian: Canton Basilea Campagna), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation.
Seven of the 26 cantons – Uri, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Glarus, Zug, Basel-City and Geneva – have always existed without the district level of government. An eighth one, Appenzell Innerrhoden , uses no intermediate level either, but calls its lowest-level subdivisions Bezirke, although they are functionally equivalent to municipalities elsewhere.
Simple English; Slovenčina ... Basel-Stadt Subcategories. This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total. ... Wikipedia® is a registered ...
Freie Strasse, Basel (Switzerland) Freie Strasse is the oldest shopping street in the city of Basel, Switzerland. It was already used as a transportation and trade route towards the west during the time of the Roman settlement in Augusta Raurica around 44 BC. Today, it is considered one of the most important shopping streets in the city. [1] [2]
1032 – Town becomes seat of Prince-Bishopric of Basel, Holy Roman Empire. 1080 – City wall built (approximate date). 1213 – First mention of Jews in Basel. [8] 1226 Bridge over the Rhine constructed. Furriers guild established. [9] 1230 – Inner wall built (approximate date). 1349 Black Death plague. Basel massacre; murder of the Jews of ...