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The canton of Basel-Stadt is located in the north of Switzerland. Basel is located at the so-called ' knee ' of the Rhine, at the point where from the west the little Birsig joins the Rhine from the left, and where the Rhine itself switches from flowing in a westerly direction to a northerly flow.
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.
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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 ...
The historical canton of Basel was divided in 1833 after the Basel countryside (which became the canton of Basel-Landschaft) declared its independence from the city of Basel (which became the canton of Basel-Stadt), following a period of protest and armed conflict about the under-representation of the more populous countryside in the canton's ...
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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.
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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 ...
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.
