Christoph Merian-Platz
Christoph Merian-Platz is a square in Basel, Canton of Basel-City. Christoph Merian-Platz is situated nearby to the church Gellertkirche, as well as near the historic site Muul Halte-Brunnen.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gellertkirche and St. Jakob-Park.
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. Jakob-Park is situated 1 km southeast of Christoph Merian-Platz.
Kunstmuseum Basel
Museum
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 1½ km northwest of Christoph Merian-Platz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birsfelden and Basel-Gundeldingen.
Birsfelden
Town
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Birsfelden is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Freidorf cooperative housing estate
Neighborhood
Photo: Shaqspeare, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Freidorf cooperative housing estate is a neighborhood.
Christoph Merian-Platz
- Type: Pedestrian zone
- Description: street in the city of Basel, Switzerland
- Category: square
- Location: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Canton of Basel-City, Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.54937° or 47° 32′ 58″ northLongitude
7.6122° or 7° 36′ 44″ eastInception
1903Named after
Christoph MerianOpen location code
8FV9GJX6+PVOpenStreetMap ID
way 119443840OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianWikidata ID
Q123250696
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Christoph Merian-Platz” goes by many names.
- French: “Christoph Merian-Platz”
- German: “Christoph Merian-Platz”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Muul Halte-Brunnen and Karl Barth-Platz.
Nearby Places
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