Sankt Jakob

Sankt Jakob is a locality in Basel, Canton of Basel-City. Sankt Jakob is situated nearby to the locality Brüglingen, as well as near the suburb St. Alban.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Jakob-Park and St. Jakobshalle.

St. Jakob-Park

Stadium

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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.

St. Jakobshalle

Sports venue

St. Jakobshalle

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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.

St. Jakob Arena

Stadium

St. Jakob Arena

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St. Jakob Arena is an arena in Basel, Switzerland. It is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena of EHC Basel. St. Jakob Arena opened in 2002 and holds 6,600 people.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Basel-Gundeldingen and Freidorf cooperative housing estate.

Basel-Gundeldingen

Suburb

Basel-Gundeldingen

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Basel-Gundeldingen is a suburb.

Freidorf cooperative housing estate

Neighborhood

Freidorf cooperative housing estate

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Freidorf cooperative housing estate is a neighborhood.

Birsfelden

Town

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Birsfelden is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

Sankt Jakob

Type: Locality
Location: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Canton of Basel-City, Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.54194° or 47° 32′ 31″ north

Longitude

7.61011° or 7° 36′ 36″ east

Elevation

257 metres (843 feet)

Open location code

8FV9GJR6+Q2

GeoNames ID

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