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Basel, also known as Basle, is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine. Basel is Switzerland's third-most-populous city, with 177,595 inhabitants within the city municipality limits. The official language of Basel is Swiss Standard German and the main spoken language is the local Basel German dialect.
Bibliography. External links. Timeline of Basel. Coordinates: 47.566667°N 7.6°E. The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Basel (or Basle, in the once-preferred English spelling). Established in the 4th century, the city rose to importance in the medieval period as a bishop's seat.
Munsterplatz in Basel Wettsteinbrücke in Basel. One of Switzerland's underrated tourist destinations, Basel has a beautiful medieval old town centre, a fascinating carnival, and several world class art museums built by architects like Renzo Piano, Mario Botta and Herzog & De Meuron.
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.
Basel Minster (German: Basler Münster) is a religious building in the Swiss city of Basel, originally a Catholic cathedral and today a Reformed Protestant church. The original cathedral was built between 1019 and 1500 in Romanesque and Gothic styles.
Basel finally became the largest industrial city in Switzerland in the second half of the 19th century. As a modern financial centre, the City gained international importance with the founding of the Schweizerischen Bankvereins (SBV) (Swiss Bank Corporation) and the Stock Exchange, which remained active until 1996.
Jul 11, 2021 · TRAVEL. The inside guide to Basel, Switzerland's cultural powerhouse. Sitting on the banks of the Rhine, the Swiss city champions ingenuity in art, architecture and food, and thrums with a...
