Strassburger memorial

The Strassburger memorial is a monument in established in memory of the help the civil population of received from Switzerland during the Franco-Prussian war in 1870–1871.
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: sculpture
  • Description: monument in the city of Basel, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Strassburger Monument”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basel SBB Railway Station and Knabe mit Gans Brunnen Basel.

Railway station
Photo: Chiccodoro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 180 metres southwest of Strassburger memorial.

Historic site
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is a historic site.

Fountain
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is situated 100 metres north of Strassburger memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Basel-Gundeldingen and Binningen.

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 .

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Strassburger memorial

Latitude
47.54898° or 47° 32′ 56″ north
Longitude
7.5909° or 7° 35′ 27″ east
Inception
1895
Open location code
8FV9GHXR+H9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 168317097
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
Wiki­data ID
Q1577575
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Tosk Albanian—“Strassburger memorial” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “斯特拉斯堡纪念碑”
  • German: “Strassburger Denkmal”
  • German: “Strassburgerdenkmal”
  • Swiss German: “S Stroossburger Dänggmol”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Strassburger Denkmal”

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