Petersplatz
Petersplatz is a square in Basel, Canton of Basel-City. Petersplatz is situated nearby to the building Faeschsches Fideikommisshaus, as well as near the residential building Wildt’sche Haus.Photo: Re probst, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Square
- Description: square in Basel, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Petersplatz, Basel”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include University of Basel Botanical Garden and Jewish Museum of Switzerland.
University of Basel Botanical Garden
Garden
Photo: Basmus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
University of Basel Botanical Garden is situated 130 metres west of Petersplatz.
Jewish Museum of Switzerland
Museum
Photo: Sissacher, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Jewish Museum of Switzerland in Basel provides an overview of the religious and everyday history of the Jews in Basel and Switzerland using objects of ritual, art and everyday culture from the Middle Ages to the present. Jewish Museum of Switzerland is situated 170 metres south of Petersplatz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosental and Basel-Gundeldingen.
Binningen
Town
Photo: Daendy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Binningen is situated 2½ km south of Petersplatz.
Petersplatz
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and locality
- Location: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Canton of Basel-City, Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.55912° or 47° 33′ 33″ northLongitude
7.5835° or 7° 35′ 1″ eastOpen location code
8FV9HH5M+JCOpenStreetMap ID
way 26351254OpenStreetMap feature
place=squareOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q2079730
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Tosk Albanian—“Petersplatz” goes by many names.
- German: “Petersplatz”
- Swiss German: “Dr Baasler Petersblatz”
- Swiss German: “Petersblatz”
- Tosk Albanian: “Petersplatz”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Faeschsches Fideikommisshaus and Wildt’sche Haus.
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