Peter Merian

Peter Merian is a tram stop in Basel, Canton of Basel-City. Peter Merian is situated nearby to the university Juristische Fakultät Universität Basel, as well as near the office building Jacob Burckhardt building.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basel SBB Railway Station and Kunstmuseum Basel.

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 530 metres northwest of Peter Merian.

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 1 km north of Peter Merian.

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. St. Jakob-Park is situated 2 km east of Peter Merian.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Basel-Gundeldingen and Binningen.

Basel-Gundeldingen

Suburb

Photo: Laloom, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Basel-Gundeldingen 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.

Rosental

Suburb

Photo: Harvey Kneeslapper, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rosental is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km north of Peter Merian.

Peter Merian

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

47.54541° or 47° 32′ 44″ north

Longitude

7.5959° or 7° 35′ 45″ east

Elevation

286 metres (938 feet)

Wheelchair access

limited

Operator

BLT

Open location code

8FV9GHWW+59

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1435404707

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=tram_stop

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Highlights include Juristische Fakultät Universität Basel and Peter Merian Building.

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