St. Jakobs Memorial

The St. Jakobs Memorial is a statue originally erected in 1824 in the Canton Basel, Switzerland in memory of the fallen Swiss soldiers in the Battle of St.Jakob at the Birs of 1444.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: monument in the city of Basel, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “St. Jacob’s Monument”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basilisk Fountain and Basel SBB Railway Station.

Work of art
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is a work of art.

Railway station
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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 . is situated 660 metres west of St. Jakobs Memorial.

Museum
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The houses the oldest public art collection in the world and is generally considered to be the most important museum of art in . is situated 790 metres north of St. Jakobs Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Basel-Gundeldingen and Rosental.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Town
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is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Canton of Basel-Landschaft in . It is nestled in a valley, on a plateau, and on two hills overlooking the city of . is situated 2½ km southwest of St. Jakobs Memorial.

St. Jakobs Memorial

Latitude
47.54774° or 47° 32′ 52″ north
Longitude
7.59844° or 7° 35′ 54″ east
Open location code
8FV9GHXX+39
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3220891909
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q16320894
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In Other Languages

From German to Tosk Albanian—“St. Jakobs Memorial” goes by many names.

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