Canton of Basel-City
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Basel Zoo

Zoo Basel is a non-profit zoo in the city of , . Its official name is Zoologischer Garten Basel — or in English: Basel Zoological Garden.
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  • Opening hours:
    March, April, September, and October: 8:00 AM—6:00 PM
    May—August: 8:00 AM—6:30 PM
    January, February, November, and December: 8:00 AM—5:30 PM
  • Type: Zoo
  • Description: zoo in Basel, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Basel Zoological Garden”, “Zolli”, “Zoo Basel”, “Zoo Basel, Zoli (BS, CH)”, and “Zoologischer Garten Basel”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basel SBB Railway Station and Pruntrutermatte.

Railway station
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is the central railway station in the city of Basel, Switzerland. Opened in 1854, and completely rebuilt in 1900–1907, it is Europe's busiest international border station. is situated 790 metres east of Basel Zoo.

Park
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is a park, which is situated 260 metres south of Basel Zoo.

Church
Photo: Wladyslaw Sojka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Paul's Church is a Reformed Church in , , part of the Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton Basel-Stadt. The church was constructed between May 1898 and November 1901 by Karl Moser and Robert Curjel, and features a Neo-Romanesque architectural style. is situated 550 metres north of Basel Zoo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Basel-Gundeldingen and Binningen.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Town
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is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Canton of Basel-Landschaft in . It is nestled in a valley, on a plateau, and on two hills overlooking the city of .

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Land in . is situated 2½ km south of Basel Zoo.

Basel Zoo

Latitude
47.54686° or 47° 32′ 49″ north
Longitude
7.57918° or 7° 34′ 45″ east
Elevation
268 metres (879 feet)
Open location code
8FV9GHWH+PM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25108339
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­zoo
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6698585
Wiki­data ID
Q220009
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Basel Zoo” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “zoo de Basilea”
  • Chinese: “巴塞爾動物園”
  • Dutch: “Zoo Basel”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات بازل”
  • Esperanto: “Bestoĝardeno de Bazelo”
  • Estonian: “Baseli loomaaed”
  • French: “zoo de Bâle”
  • French: “Zoo de Bâle”
  • German: “Zolli”
  • German: “Zoo Basel”
  • Italian: “zoo di Bâle”
  • Japanese: “バーゼル動物園”
  • Korean: “바젤 동물원”
  • Latvian: “Bāzeles zooloģiskais dārzs”
  • Polish: “Ogród Zoologiczny w Bazylei”
  • Portuguese: “Zoológico de Basileia”
  • Russian: “Базельский зоопарк”
  • Russian: “Зоосад Базеля”
  • Spanish: “Zoologico de Basilea”
  • Spanish: “Zoológico de Basilea”
  • Swiss German: “Zoo Basel”
  • Tamil: “பேசெல் விலங்குக் காட்சியகம்”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Zoo Basel”
  • Ukrainian: “Базельський зоопарк”

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