University Library Basel
Basel University Library, officially the Public Library of the University of Basel, is the central library of the University of Basel. It also serves as the Cantonal Public Library for the city of Basel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Andreas Schwarzkopf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours:
Monday—Friday: 8:00 AM—8:30 PM
Saturday: noon—8:00 PM - Email: info-ub@unibas.ch
- Type: Library
- Description: Library of the University of Basel, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Basel University Library”, “public library of the University of Basel, Collections”, “UB Hauptbibliothek”, “UBB”, “Universitaetsbibliothek Basel”, and “Universitätsbibliothek Basel”
- Address: Schönbeinstrasse 18-20, Basel, 4056
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Basel University Library (building) and University of Basel Botanical Garden.
University of Basel Botanical Garden
Garden
Photo: Basmus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
University of Basel Botanical Garden is situated 120 metres southeast of University Library Basel.
Skulpturhalle Basel
Museum
Photo: Mikatu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Skulpturhalle Basel is a museum in Basel, Switzerland, featuring cast replicas of antique sculpture. With around 2,000 casts, it is the largest collection of its kind in the country, due to its tripling in size between 1985 and 2010. Skulpturhalle Basel is situated 140 metres northwest of University Library Basel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosental and Basel-Gundeldingen.
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 south of University Library Basel.
University Library Basel
Latitude
47.55972° or 47° 33′ 35″ northLongitude
7.58091° or 7° 34′ 51″ eastElevation
249 metres (817 feet)Operator
Universität BaselOpen location code
8FV9HH5J+V9OpenStreetMap ID
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Tosk Albanian—“University Library Basel” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Բազելի համալսարանի գրադարան”
- Belarusian: “бібліятэка Базэльскага ўнівэрсытэту”
- Esperanto: “Biblioteko de Universitato de Bazelo”
- French: “Bibliothèque d’université de Bâle”
- French: “Bibliotheque publique et universitaire de Bale-Ville”
- French: “Bibliothèque publique et universitaire de Bâle-Ville”
- French: “Bibliothèque universitaire de Bâle, Collections”
- French: “Bibliothèque universitaire de Bâle”
- German: “Bibliothek der Universität Basel”
- German: “Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität Basel”
- German: “UB Basel”
- German: “Universitätsbibliothek Basel”
- Hebrew: “ספריית אוניברסיטת בזל”
- Indonesian: “Perpustakaan Universitas Basel”
- Italian: “Biblioteca dell’Università di Basilea”
- Japanese: “バーゼル大学図書館”
- Persian: “کتابخانه دانشگاه بازل”
- Russian: “библиотека Базельского университета”
- Slovenian: “Universitätsbibliothek Basel”
- Slovenian: “Univerzitetna knjižnica Basel”
- Swiss German: “Uniwersidäätsbibliothek Baasel”
- Tosk Albanian: “Universitätsbibliothek Basel”
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Explore places such as Basel-Am Ring and Pfefferplätzchen.
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