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Coordinates: 47°34′N 7°36′E / 47.567°N 7.6°E / 47.567; 7.6

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Basel
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Basel (French: Bâle) is a city in the north of Switzerland. It is sometimes called Basle in English. Basel is the capital of the Swiss canton of Basel Stadt. It is surrounded by the Basel-Land canton. The city has a population of about 170,000 people.


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  • One autumn morning in Basel v2

    The Rhine river with the old town of Basel to the right

  • Theater Kaiseraugst

    The Roman theatre in Augusta Raurica

  • Basler - Basler Münster Westfassade

    Basel Minster, built between 1019 and 1500

  • Nuremberg chronicles - BASILEA

    1493 woodcut of Basle, from the Nuremberg Chronicle

  • Merian Basel 1642

    Map of Basel in 1642, engraved by Matthäus Merian, oriented with SW at the top and NE at the bottom.

  • THEODOR HERZL ADDRESSING THE FIRST OR SECOND ZIONIST CONGRESS IN BASEL, SWITZERLAND IN 1897-8. תאודור הרצל נואם בקונגרס הציוני הראשון או השני בבזל - שנת 1897-1898

    First World Zionist Congress in Basel, 1897 (Stadtcasino)

  • MZA Chrischona4 retouched

    Basel (in the upper left corner) as seen from Bettingen (television tower St. Chrischona) facing France

  • Basler Synagoge(ws) retouched

    The main synagogue of Basel

  • Middle Bridge, Basel, Switzerland

    The Rhine in Basel as Switzerland's gateway to the sea

  • Basel, station Basel SBB foto1 2013-07-20 10.31

    Basel Bahnhof SBB, self-proclaimed "world's first international railway station."

  • River ferry (Basel, Switzerland)

    Cable ferry across the Rhine in Basel

  • Basel - Straßenbahnnetzplan

    Basel tram network

  • Basel-blt-tram-10-stadler-882129

    Tram in the city centre (Bankverein)

  • Basel 2012-10-05 Batch (61)

    University Children's hospital Basel

  • Novartis-Campus-Forum-3-Basel Photo-copyright-Christian-Richters

    Novartis Campus Basel

  • Basel - Roche-Turm mit Stadtansicht bei Abenddämmerung

    Roche Tower, the tallest building in Switzerland

  • ART Basel 2009-06-10

    Art Basel (2009)

  • Johann von Venningen Bischof Basel

    Inauguration ceremony of the University of Basel, 1460

  • Basel 2012-09-16 Batch (5)

    The Gymnasium Leonhard

  • Basel 2012-08 Mattes 1 (209)

    Tinguely's Carnival Fountain (Fasnachtsbrunnen)

  • Basel Elisabethenkirche innen

    Elisabethenkirche (inside)

  • Wildtsches Haus petersplatz

    Wildt'sches Haus, Petersplatz

  • Basel - 2017 - Kunstmuseum Basel - Altbau

    The Kunstmuseum Basel, oldest public museum of art in Europe

  • R0014764

    The Fondation Beyeler by Renzo Piano, located in Riehen

  • ZolliAntelopeHouse2

    The Antelope House at Zoo Basel

  • Basel, St.-Jakob-Park- pic05

    St. Jakob-Park

  • R federer

    Roger Federer at the 2010 Australian Open

  • St. Albantor

    St. Alban Gate

  • Rathaus (2122646923)

    Rathaus, Basel's Town Hall

  • RFHS-3033

    Protestant Cathedral

  • Basel 2006 840

    Gemsberg

  • Basel 2012-08 Mattes 1 (89)

    University of Basel (est. in 1460)

  • Basel, straatzicht Barfüssenplatz foto4 2013-07-27 10.01

    Barfüsserplatz

  • R0014737A

    Münsterplatz

  • Basel, Wettsteinbrücke met kathedraal op de achtergrond foto10 2013-07-21 09.08

    Wettsteinbrücke

  • BIZ Basel

    Global seat of the Bank for International Settlements

  • Haus zum Kirschgarten 2008-03-30

    Haus zum Kirschgarten

  • Basel - Spalentor

    Spalentor

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