Gate of Saint John
The Basel city walls are a complex of walls surrounding the central part of the Swiss city of Basel, only partially preserved today. The first city wall was completed around 1080 under bishop Burkhard von Fenis.Photo: Wladyslaw Sojka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Johanns-Park and Anatomical Museum Basel.
St. Johanns-Park
Park
Photo: EinDao, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Johanns-Park is situated 150 metres north of Gate of Saint John.
Anatomical Museum Basel
Museum
Photo: EinDao, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Anatomical Museum Basel is situated 250 metres southwest of Gate of Saint John.
University Children’s Hospital Basel
Hospital
Photo: Mattes, CC BY 2.0 de.
The University Children's Hospital Basel is an independent, university-based centre of competence for paediatric and juvenile medicine, as well as for teaching and research." The UKBB exists since 1999. University Children’s Hospital Basel is situated 320 metres south of Gate of Saint John.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosental and Bourgfelden.
Bourgfelden
Suburb
Photo: Rauenstein, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bourgfelden is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Gate of Saint John.
Saint-Louis
Photo: Comstagiaire SL, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint-Louis is a city of 23,000 people in Alsace in the Grand-Est at the German and Swiss borders, just north of Basel. Saint-Louis is rich in cultural resources and fun activities.
Gate of Saint John
- Type: Clock
- Description: tower
- Categories: tower, building, city gate, and historic site
- Location: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Canton of Basel-City, Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.56644° or 47° 33′ 59″ northLongitude
7.58202° or 7° 34′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8FV9HH8J+HROpenStreetMap ID
way 144223843OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=clockOpenStreetMap feature
building=gatehouseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q669522
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tosk Albanian—“Gate of Saint John” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣约翰门”
- Chinese: “聖約翰門”
- French: “porte Saint-Jean”
- French: “St.-Johanns-Tor”
- German: “St. Johanns-Tor”
- German: “St.-Johanns-Tor”
- Swiss German: “S Santihansdoor”
- Tosk Albanian: “St. Johanns-Tor”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Badhüsli and St. Johanns-Platz.
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