Carp fountain
Carp fountain is a fountain in Basel, Canton of Basel-City. Carp fountain is situated nearby to the government office Amt für Beistandschaften und Erwachsenenschutz, as well as near the university building Old University.Photo: Mattes, CC BY 2.0 de.
- Type: Fountain
- Description: fountain in Basel
- Also known as: “Karpfenbrunnen”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Natural History Museum of Basel and State archives of the Canton of Basel-Stadt.
Natural History Museum of Basel
Museum
Photo: Basmus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Natural History Museum Basel is a natural history museum in Basel, Switzerland that houses wide-ranging collections focused on the fields of zoology, entomology, mineralogy, anthropology, osteology and paleontology. Natural History Museum of Basel is situated 140 metres southeast of Carp fountain.
State archives of the Canton of Basel-Stadt
Government building
Photo: Basler24, CC BY-SA 3.0.
State archives of the Canton of Basel-Stadt is a government building.
Sevogel Fountain
Historic site
Photo: JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sevogel Fountain is a historic site.
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 3 km southwest of Carp fountain.
Carp fountain
- Categories: drinking fountain and historic site
- Location: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Canton of Basel-City, Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.55868° or 47° 33′ 31″ northLongitude
7.58923° or 7° 35′ 21″ eastOpen location code
8FV9HH5Q+FMOpenStreetMap ID
node 6781018990OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainOpenStreetMap feature
historic=drinking_fountainOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=drinking_fountainWikidata ID
Q72953205
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Carp fountain” goes by many names.
- German: “Karpfen-Brunnen”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Amt für Beistandschaften und Erwachsenenschutz and Old University.
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