Marktplatz

Marktplatz is a square in , . Marktplatz is situated nearby to the marketplace , as well as near the government office .
Photo: Gryffindor, Public domain.
  • Type: Pedestrian zone
  • Description: square in Basel, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Marktplatz, Basel”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pharmacy Museum of the University of Basel and Natural History Museum of Basel.

Museum
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The shows in its permanent collection the history of medicinal remedies and their preparation. Designed as a collection of specimens for study purposes, the museum was founded in 1924 by Josef Anton Häfliger and has been preserved to this day in its original form as a 'scientific cabinet'. is situated 120 metres northwest of Marktplatz.

Museum
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Natural History Museum Basel is a natural history museum in , that houses wide-ranging collections focused on the fields of zoology, entomology, mineralogy, anthropology, osteology and paleontology. is situated 190 metres east of Marktplatz.

Government building
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is a government building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosental and Basel-Gundeldingen.

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 Marktplatz.

Marktplatz

Latitude
47.55814° or 47° 33′ 29″ north
Longitude
7.58779° or 7° 35′ 16″ east
Open location code
8FV9HH5Q+74
Open­Street­Map ID
way 193681195
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­pedestrian
Wiki­data ID
Q692234
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Tosk Albanian—“Marktplatz” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “集市广场”
  • Chinese: “集市廣場”
  • German: “Marktplatz, Basel”
  • German: “Marktplatz”
  • Swiss German: “Dr Basler Määrtblatz”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Marktplatz”

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