Breite
Breite is a suburb in Basel, Canton of Basel-City and has about 9,020 residents. Breite is situated nearby to the town Birsfelden, as well as near the suburb St. Alban.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 9,020 residents
- Description: quarter of the city of Basel, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Basel-Breite”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Jakob-Park and Museum Tinguely.
St. Jakob-Park
Stadium
Photo: Chrisixx, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Jakob-Park is a Swiss sports stadium in Basel. It is the largest football venue in Switzerland and home to FC Basel. "Joggeli", as the venue is nicknamed by the locals, was originally built with a capacity of 33,433 seats.
Museum Tinguely
Museum
Photo: Alan Philip Müller, CC BY 2.0.
The Museum Tinguely is an art museum in Basel, Switzerland, dedicated to the work of Swiss painter and sculptor Jean Tinguely. Designed by architect Mario Botta, it opened in 1996 on the banks of the Rhine.
St. Jakobshalle
Sports venue
Photo: Wladyslaw Sojka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Jakobshalle is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the municipality of Münchenstein in Basel-Landschaft, right by the border with Basel-Stadt. Officially opened in September 1976, it is primarily used for hosting indoor sports and concert events.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birsfelden and Freidorf cooperative housing estate.
Birsfelden
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birsfelden is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Freidorf cooperative housing estate
Neighborhood
Photo: Shaqspeare, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Freidorf cooperative housing estate is a neighborhood.
Breite
- Categories: quarter of the city of Basel, Switzerland, neighborhood, and locality
- Location: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Canton of Basel-City, Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.55181° or 47° 33′ 7″ northLongitude
7.61785° or 7° 37′ 4″ eastPopulation
9,020Elevation
257 metres (843 feet)Open location code
8FV9HJ29+P4OpenStreetMap ID
node 5312014059OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
11789442Wikidata ID
Q809901
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Satellite Map
Discover Breite from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From German to Tosk Albanian—“Breite” goes by many names.
- German: “Basel-Breite”
- German: “Braiti”
- German: “Breite”
- Swiss German: “S Basler Breiti Quartier”
- Tosk Albanian: “Basel-Breite”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as St. Alban and Chlünefäld.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Engel mit Delphin-Brunnen and Kleiderbügelmuseum.
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