Basel
in Basel-Stadt of Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland
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EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (3 mi) - Fontaine Airport (27 mi)
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Grenchen Airport (27 mi) - Montbéliard-Courcelles Airport (37 mi)
- Colmar-Houssen Airport (39 mi)
- Bern Belp Airport (45 mi)
- Zürich Airport (46 mi)
- Neuchatel Airport (53 mi)
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Lahr Airport (57 mi) - Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (88 mi)
- Stuttgart Airport (109 mi)
- Geneva Cointrin International Airport (114 mi)
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Malpensa International Airport (144 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 35 mi) - Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 43 mi)
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- Monastic Island of Reichenau (Unesco heritage, 70 mi)
- Strasbourg – Grande île (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (Unesco heritage, 83 mi)
- From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt (Unesco heritage, 90 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 90 mi)
- Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy (Unesco heritage, 101 mi)
- Zoo Basel (zoo, (1 mi)
- Belvédère observation tower (observation point, (16 mi)
- Tierpark Reinach (zoo, (5 mi)
- Stadtvoliere Vögeligarten Olten (zoo, (22 mi)
- Jürg Jennys Raubtiere, Zirkuszoo (zoo, (11 mi)
- Zoo Jurassien Siky-Ranch (zoo, (20 mi)
- Tierpark Lange Erlen (zoo, (2 mi)
- Römischer Haustierpark Augst (zoo, (8 mi)
- Tierpark Weihermätteli (zoo, (9 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 47.558 and 7.573 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 47° 33' 30" and E 7° 34' 23"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - CHF
- Spoken languages:
- German, French, Italian, Romansh
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 02:48 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:49 am and 6:40 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Switzerland. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Basel
Basel in Basel-Stadt (Canton of Basel-City) with it's 164,488 citizens is a place in Switzerland about 43 mi (or 69 km) north of Bern, the country's capital city.
Current time in Basel is now 02:48 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 13 airports near Basel, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest is airport we know is EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport in France in a distance of 3 mi (or 5 km). The closest airport in Switzerland is Grenchen Airport in a distance of 27 mi (or 5 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps in Austria at a distance of 35 mi (or 57 km). The closest in Switzerland is Old City of Berne in a distance of 43 mi (or 57 km), South-East. We encountered 9 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Arlesheim, Eimeldingen, Binzen, Efringen-Kirchen and Fischingen. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 64 °F
| Morning Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
| Night Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 79% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Wednesday, 16th of October 2024
17°C (63 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Thursday, 17th of October 2024
20°C (68 °F)
15°C (60 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Friday, 18th of October 2024
14°C (57 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Les Trois Rois Grand Hotel
Basel Radisson Blu Hotel
Spalentor
Hotel Basel
The Passage
Hotel D
Merian Am Rhein
Basilisk
b_smart motel
Krafft Basel
Videos from this area
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City Night Line with dispolok ES64U2 MRCE Taurus @ Basel SBB
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Convection / Cb cloud (time-lapse)
Time-lapse of convection within a Cb cloud and spread of anvil (Basel, Switzerland, June 8, 2004, 15:40 CET, view towards NE from city centre). Time step: 20 sec. Original resolution: 3008...
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Time Manipulator - DCF77 time signal transmitter [Zeitmanipulator - DCF77 Zeitzeichensender]
Perfoming a time travel using the TIME MANIPULATOR (VLF 77.5 Khz DCF77 time signal transmitter). The machine was built simply to enjoy homebrewing. I tried to link the rather analog radio...
Вебкамера Швейцария Базель (Switzerland Basel)
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Canterbury (8/8)
Part 8 of my documentary about my trip to Canterbury.
JUKIBU - Impressionen 2011-2012
JUKIBU Interkulturelle Bibliothek für Kinder und Jugendliche. Elsässerstrasse 7 4056 Basel Anfahrtsplan Bibliotheksleitung: Maureen Senn-Carroll Tel 061/322 63 19, Fax061/322 53 20 info(at)jukib...
Holland- Russia- Euro 2008 - 21 june 2008 Fans view !
Basel- Oranje Invasion 21 June 2008 Fans viewpoint of the match at one of the Fanzones in Basel.
CannaTrade2009 - building the fair
The day before CannaTrade... For more info about the CannaTrade click here: http://www.cannatrade.ch.
1. August Feuerwerk (am 31.7.07)
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Drämmli Basel Tango Tram im Lichterglanz
BLT Tramlinien 10 und 17 verkehren ab dem Fahrplanwechsel vom 11. Dezember neu im 7.5-Minutentakt. Morgens und abends (ca. 06.00-08.30 Uhr/15.00-19.00 Uhr) fährt zwischen Ettingen und dem ...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
University of Basel
The University of Basel is located in Basel, Switzerland, and is considered to be one of leading universities in the country. In 2011, QS World University Rankings ranked the university 151st overall in the world, while a year before it was ranked 96–98th worldwide according to the Russian based Global University Ranking.
Gate of Saint John
The Gate of Saint John (in German St. Johanns-Tor or Sankt-Johanns-Tor) is a former city gate in the ancient city walls of Basel, Switzerland. It is one of the three remaining gateways and a heritage site of national significance.
Gate of Spalen
The Gate of Spalen is a former city gate in the ancient city walls of Basel, Switzerland. One of the three remaining gateways, it is regarded as one of the most beautiful gates of Switzerland. The gate is a landmark of Basel and a heritage site of national significance.
Thomas Tower
The Thomas Tower is a former watchtower in the ancient city walls of Basel, Switzerland, just across the Gate of Saint John. It is named after Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury.
Canton of Basel
Basel was a canton of Switzerland that was in existence between 1501 and 1833, when it was split into the two present-day 'half-cantons' of Basel-City and Basel-Country.
Pharmazie-Historisches Museum der Universität Basel
The Pharmazie-Historisches Museum (Museum of Pharmacy) in Basel, Switzerland, is dedicated to pharmaceutical history and houses one of the world’s largest collections on the subject. It features ceramic pharmaceutical vessels, complete pharmacy interiors, an alchemistic laboratory, mortars, first-aid kits, books, medications from bygone eras and everything related to the historic manufacture of pharmaceuticals. The museum is a heritage site of national significance.
City of Basel Music Academy
The City of Basel Music Academy (German: Musik-Akademie der Stadt Basel) is an institution for music education, located in Basel, Switzerland. It comprises a music school, college of music, and a center for early music research and performance. The Academy is affiliated with the University of Applied Sciences Northwest Switzerland.
Basel University Library
The University Library of Basle is one of the biggest libraries in Switzerland. It is located at the University of Basel, at 18 – 20 Schönbeinstrasse. It is also Kantonsbibliothek of Basel-City. Local name of the library: Universitätsbibliothek. It contains more than 3 000 000 documents (1750 mediaeval manuscripts). Its collection includes numerous incunabula and manuscripts dating from the time of the Council of Basel (1431–87).
Stadion Schützenmatte
Stadion Schützenmatte is a sports stadium with track and field facilities in the Bachletten quartier in Basel, Switzerland. It is the home ground of BSC Old Boys Basel and, together, the pitch and tennis courts make up the western part of the Schützenmatte sports complex. The stadium's capacity is approximately 8,000 (6,000 standing and 2,000 seats), but it can now be increased up to 12,000 people. During the construction of the St.
Skulpturhalle Basel
The Skulpturhalle Basel is a museum in Basel, Switzerland, featuring cast replicas of antique sculpture. With around 2,000 casts it is the largest collection of its kind in the country, having tripled in size between 1985 and 2010. Since 1961 the collection has been managed by the Antikenmuseum Basel. The collection was started in 1830. From 1849 it was located in the newly opened Museum an der Augustinergasse (now the location of the Natural History Museum and the Museum of Cultures).
St. Paul's Church, Basel
St. Paul's Church is a Swiss Reformed Church in Basel, Switzerland. The church was constructed between May 1898 and November 1901 by Karl Moser (1860–1936) and Robert Curjel and features a Neo-Romanesque architectural style. The apse is fitted with a stone pulpit that is raised behind a stone communion table. The apse also features a gallery, with a central arch behind the pulpit, in which the organ and choir are placed.
Basel St. Johann railway station
Basel St. Johann (referred to as Bahnhof Basel St. Johann in German and Gare de Bâle-Saint-Jean in French) is a railway station in inner-city Basel, Switzerland.
These districts belong to Basel.
Other districtsThese are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Basel.
- Vorder Hammer
- Unter Balmberg
- Oberes Bruggli
- Obersulzberg
- Untersulzberg
- Unterer Sennhof
- Unterer Geissbach
- Brausmattweid
- Hinterreiferswil
- Oberreiferswil
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Basel.
Basel: Barfüsserplatz, Basel (source)
Basel: Voltaplatz, Basel (source)
Basel: Marktplatz, Basel (source)
Klein-Basel: Livespotting − Basel, Hotel Les Trois Rois, Klein-Basel (source)
Basel: Altstadt Grossbasel, Basel (source)
Grossbasel: Biozentrum Universität, Grossbasel (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Bâle, Basilea, Basle, Basel, EAP, ባዝል, بازل, Горад Базель, Базел, বাজেল, པ་སེལ།, Базель, Basilej, Βασιλεία, Bazelo, Bâla, Bāsel, בזל, Bázel, Բազել, バーゼル, ბაზელი, 바젤, Basilia, Robur, Bazelis, Bāzele, Базель хот, बासल, Bazel, Basilèa, Bazylea, Basileia, Bazilej, Bazeli, பேசெல், บาเซิล, Baxiłea, 白才尔, באזעל, 巴塞爾, 巴塞尔
