St. Margarethen observatory

St. Margarethen observatory is a building in Basel, Canton of Basel-City which is located on Venusstrasse. St. Margarethen observatory is situated nearby to Margarethenpark, as well as near the swimming pool Schwimmerbecken.

Photo: Patrik Tschudin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Building
Description: observatory in Binningen in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
Also known as: “Sternwarte St. Margarethen”
Address: Venusstrasse 9, Binningen, 4102

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basel Zoo and Basel SBB Railway Station.

Basel Zoo

Zoo

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Zoo Basel is a zoological garden in the city of Basel, Switzerland. Its official name is Zoologischer Garten Basel — or in English: Basel Zoological Garden. Basel Zoo is situated 730 metres northwest of St. Margarethen observatory.

Basel SBB Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: Chiccodoro, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Basel SBB railway station 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 SNCF. Basel SBB Railway Station is situated 1 km northeast of St. Margarethen observatory.

Church St. Margarethen

Church

Photo: Michael D. Schmid, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church St. Margarethen is situated 370 metres northwest of St. Margarethen observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Basel-Gundeldingen and Binningen.

Basel-Gundeldingen

Suburb

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Basel-Gundeldingen is a suburb.

Binningen

Town

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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.