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.- Locality with about 173,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 250 metres (810 feet)
- …is also known as “CH2701”
Places of Interest
Discover St. Jakob-Park and Kunstmuseum Basel.
Basel SBB Railway Station
Basel SBB railway station is the central railway station in the city of Basel, Switzerland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Louis and Weil am Rhein.
Basel
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Latitude
47.5577° or 47° 33′ 28″ north
Longitude
7.5936° or 7° 35′ 37″ east
Open location code
8FV9HH5V+3C
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yiddish—“Basel” goes by many names.
بازلArabic
ԲազելArmenian
BâlaArpitan
BasileaAsturian
BasileaBasque
Горад БазельBelarusian
বাজেলBengali
БазелBulgarian
BasiliaLatin
BāzeleLatvian
BazelisLithuanian
BasileaLombard
БазелMacedonian
बासेलMarathi
BāselNorthern Frisian
པ་སེལ།Tibetan
БазельUkrainian
بازیلUrdu
BaxiłeaVenetian
白才尔Wu Chinese
באזעלYiddish
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