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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.
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The Grand Council of Basel-Stadt (German: Grosser Rat) is...
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Canton of Basel. Coordinates: 47°33′N 7°34′E. Basel was a...
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The city of Basel functions as the capital of the Swiss half-canton of Basel-Stadt. Canton. The canton Basel-Stadt consists of three municipalities: Riehen, Bettingen, and the city Basel itself. The political structure and agencies of the city and the canton are identical. City Quarters
- 23.85 km² (9.21 sq mi)
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Basel-Stadt or Basel-City is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of three municipalities with Basel as the capital. It is traditionally considered a "half-canton", the other half being Basel-Landschaft, its rural counterpart.
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 – one canton, three municipalities. The Canton of Basel-Stadt, established in 1833, is the most densely populated canton in Switzerland. It consists of the city of Basel, located at the so-called ‘knee’ of the River Rhine, and the two municipalities of Riehen and Bettingen both of which border Germany in the north-eastern part of ...
Beginning. History. Economy. Education. Gallery. References. Other websites. Basel. Coordinates: 47°34′N 7°36′E. Basel ( French: Bâle) is a city in the north of Switzerland. It is sometimes called Basle in English. [4] . Basel is the capital of the Swiss canton of Basel-Stadt.
