Aeschenplatz

Aeschenplatz is a railway stop in Basel, Canton of Basel-City. Aeschenplatz is situated nearby to the fountain Vogelbad-Brunnen, as well as near Kunstmuseum Basel.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kunstmuseum Basel and Vogelbad-Brunnen.

Kunstmuseum Basel

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, FAL.

The Kunstmuseum Basel houses the oldest public art collection in the world and is generally considered to be the most important museum of art in Switzerland. Kunstmuseum Basel is situated 340 metres north of Aeschenplatz.

Vogelbad-Brunnen

Fountain

Photo: Caahlo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vogelbad-Brunnen is a fountain.

Basel SBB Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: Chiccodoro, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Basel SBB railway station is the central railway station in the city of Basel, Switzerland. Opened in 1854 but rebuilt in 1907, it is Europe's busiest international border station: owned by Swiss Federal Railways and partly operated by France's SNCF. Basel SBB Railway Station is situated 570 metres southwest of Aeschenplatz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Basel-Gundeldingen and Rosental.

Basel-Gundeldingen

Suburb

Photo: Laloom, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Basel-Gundeldingen is a suburb.

Rosental

Suburb

Photo: Harvey Kneeslapper, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rosental is a suburb.

Binningen

Town

Photo: Daendy, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Binningen is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland. It is nestled in a valley, on a plateau, and on two hills overlooking the city of Basel. Binningen is situated 2½ km southwest of Aeschenplatz.

Aeschenplatz

Type: Railway stop
Categories: transport stop and transportation
Location: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Canton of Basel-City, Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.5514° or 47° 33′ 5″ north

Longitude

7.59487° or 7° 35′ 42″ east

Elevation

275 metres (902 feet)

Operator

BVB

Network

TNW

Open location code

8FV9HH2V+HW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3846369764

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=crossing

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=tram_stop

GeoNames ID

6957211

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