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Basel-Stadt is one of the northernmost and lowest cantons of Switzerland, and the smallest by area. The canton lies on both sides of the Rhine and is very densely populated. The largest municipality is Basel, followed by Riehen and Bettingen. The only canton sharing borders with Basel-Stadt is Basel-Landschaft to the south.
External links. Canton of Basel. Coordinates: 47°33′N 7°34′E. Basel was a canton of Switzerland that was in existence between 1501 and 1833, when it was split into the two half-cantons of Basel-City and Basel-Country. [1] Background. The Prince-Bishopric of Basel in the 16th century.
244.75 m (803 ft): Rhine shore, national border at Kleinhüningen. Joined. 1501. Languages. German. Website. www .bs .ch. Basel-Stadt is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. The capital is Basel.
Basel (French: Bâle) is a city in the north of Switzerland. It is sometimes called Basle in English. Basel is the capital of the Swiss canton of Basel-Stadt. The city has a population of about 170,000 people and is the third largest city in Switzerland after Zürich and Geneva.
The cantons of Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell-Ausserrhoden, Obwalden and Nidwalden are different from the others in one way. For historical reasons, their voting is counted differently in national elections. Other than that, they are the same as the others.
The first traces of a settlement in Basel are from the middle Paleolithic period (about 130,000 years ago). In the Bronze and Iron Ages, the banks of the Rhine, the area of the old gas factory (now the Novartis Campus) and the Cathedral Hill (Münsterhügel) stood out as the main settlement areas. The latter area was fortified by the Celts ...
Basel-Stadt, Halbkanton (demicanton), northern Switzerland, consisting of the city of Basel ( q.v.) and two small villages north of the Rhine. Occupying an area of 14 square miles (37 square km), it was formed in 1833 by the division of Basel canton into two half cantons, or demicantons. Its present constitution dates from 1889.
