Sankt Johann
District of Basel
in Basel-Stadt of Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland

Noteable things around
Location Summary
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:
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
Local Time: 08:52 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Europe/Zurich
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:14 am and 6:54 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
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Current travel safety evaluation for Switzerland in Western Europe

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: 2024-03-28 08:18:27

Delve into Sankt Johann

The district Sankt Johann of Basel in Basel-Stadt (Canton of Basel-City) is a district located in Switzerland about 44 mi north of Bern, the country's capital town.

In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

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Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 54 °F

Morning Temperature 4°C / 39 °F
Evening Temperature 10°C / 49 °F
Night Temperature 5°C / 41 °F
Chance of rainfall 3%
Air Humidity 49%
Air Pressure 996 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 78% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Friday, 29th of March 2024

14°C (58 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

16°C (60 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

15°C (59 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Les Trois Rois Grand Hotel

Address
0,7 mi
Blumenrain 8
4001 Basel
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Merian Am Rhein

Address
0,8 mi
Rheingasse/Greifengasse 2
4058 Basel
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


The Passage

Address
0,7 mi
Steinengraben 51
4051 Basel
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Spalentor

Address
0,3 mi
Schönbeinstr. 1
4056 Basel
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 6:15 - 22:45
Weekend: 7:00 - 22:45


Hotel D

Address
0,7 mi
Blumenrain 19
4051 Basel
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hotel Basel

Address
0,6 mi
Münzgasse 12
4001 Basel
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


La Villa K

Address
1,9 mi
Rue de Lectoure 1
68300 St Louis
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Aparthotel Adagio access Saint-Louis Bâle

Address
1,3 mi
92 Avenue de Bale
68300 SAINT LOUIS
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


ibis Aéroport Bâle Mulhouse

Address
1,9 mi
17 Avenue du Gal de Gaulle
68300 SAINT LOUIS
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Der Teufelhof Basel Gast- und Kulturhaus

Address
0,6 mi
Leonhardsgraben 47-49
4051 Basel
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 0:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 0:00


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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.

Located at 47.5586, 7.5836 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Public universities, University of Basel, Educational institutions established in the 15th century, Universities in Switzerland, 1459 establishments, Buildings and structures in Basel

Walls of Basel

The Basel City Walls are a former complex of walls in the central part of the Swiss city of Basel. The first city wall was completed around 1080 under bishop Burkhard von Fenis. A newer wall was constructed around 1230, which is known as the Inner Wall. In 1362 the construction of a larger wall complex began due to the city's expansion; it was completed in 1398, and is known as the Outer Wall. In 1859 the city's executive decided to raze wall and gates to the ground.

Located at 47.5594, 7.58833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Basel, City walls, History of Basel

Birsig

The Birsig is a rather small river in eastern France and northern Switzerland. Its source is in the village Biederthal, in the French Haut-Rhin department, near the Swiss border. The Birsig is about 21 kilometers long and its watershed area is about 82 square kilometers. It flows variably through Swiss and French territory and through the Birsig Valley. Afterwards it passes the city of Basel, where it enters the Rhine river (left bank).

Located at 47.5603, 7.58806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Rivers of Switzerland, Rivers of France, Rhine basin, International rivers of Europe, Tributaries of the Rhine

Basel Historical Museum

Opened in 1894, the Basel Historical Museum (German: Historisches Museum Basel) is one of the largest and most important museums of its kind in Switzerland, and a heritage site of national significance.

Located at 47.5547, 7.58972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums established in 1894, Münchenstein, History museums in Switzerland, Museums in Basel, History of Basel, Carriage museums, Cultural property of national significance in Basel-Stadt, Museums in Basel-Landschaft

Silo Tower Basel

The Silo Tower of Basel is located in the Swiss city of Basel, in the Rhine harbour of Kleinhueningen, near the Dreilaenderecks. The silo tower was built in 1923 by a Swiss shipping company. Its viewing platform stands at a height of 52 metres (about 160 feet), which offers a view of the Rhine, the Rhine harbour, the city of Basel, and the Sundgauer hill country. In the distance, one may appreciate details in Germany and France.

Located at 47.5836, 7.59 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Basel, Visitor attractions in Basel

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.

Located at 47.5667, 7.58194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Gates in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in Basel, History of Basel, Cultural property of national significance in Basel-Stadt

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.

Located at 47.5581, 7.58139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Gates in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in Basel, History of Basel, Cultural property of national significance in Basel-Stadt

Gate of Blaise

The Gate of Blasius is a former city gate in the ancient city walls of Basel, Switzerland. Together with the gate of Riehen, it was located on the west bank in Kleinbasel. It was pulled down in 1867 along with three other gateways and the city walls.

Located at 47.5631, 7.59194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Gates in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in Basel, History of Basel

Rhine Gate

The Rhine Gate is a former city gate in the ancient city walls of Basel, Switzerland. It had been pulled down in 1839, about twenty years before three other gateways and the city walls were pulled down. The position of the Rhine Gate was at the Rhine bridge on the western river bord.

Located at 47.5597, 7.58861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Gates in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in Basel

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.

Located at 47.5669, 7.58306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Towers in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in Basel

Museum of Cultures (Basel)

The Museum of Cultures in Basel is a Swiss museum of ethnography with large and important collections of artifacts, especially from Europe, the South Pacific, Mesoamerica, Tibet, and Bali. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Located at 47.5572, 7.59083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums established in 1849, Museums in Basel, Cultural property of national significance in Basel-Stadt, Anthropology museums, Ethnographic museums, Mesoamerican art museums, 1849 establishments in Switzerland

Wiese

The Wiese is a river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and Basel-City, Switzerland, a right tributary of the Rhine. It rises in the Black Forest, on the Feldberg. The Wiese flows through Todtnau, Schönau im Schwarzwald, Schopfheim and Lörrach. After crossing the border with Switzerland, the Wiese flows through the quarters of Basel on the right side of the Rhine, and joins the Rhine opposite the French town Saint-Louis. Its length is 55 km.

Located at 47.5828, 7.58694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Rivers of Baden-Württemberg, Rivers of Switzerland, Rhine basin

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.

Located at 47.5586, 7.58613 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums established in 1925, Museums in Basel, Pharmacy museums, History of science museums, Cultural property of national significance in Basel-Stadt, Science museums in Switzerland, University of Basel, University museums in Switzerland

Basel Minster

The Basel Minster is one of the main landmarks and tourist attractions of the Swiss city of Basel. It adds definition to the cityscape with its red sandstone architecture and coloured roof tiles, its two slim towers and the cross-shaped intersection of the main roof. The Münster is listed as a heritage site of national significance in Switzerland. Originally a Catholic cathedral and today a reformed Protestant church, it was built between 1019 and 1500 in Romanesque and Gothic styles.

Located at 47.5567, 7.59222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Basel, Visitor attractions in Basel, Cathedrals in Switzerland, Cultural property of national significance in Basel-Stadt, Romanesque architecture in Switzerland, Gothic architecture, Protestantism in Switzerland

Natural History Museum of Basel

With a heritage dating back over 300 years, the Natural History Museum of Basel (German: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel) in Basel, Switzerland, houses wide-ranging collections primarily focused on the fields of zoology, entomology, mineralogy, anthropology, osteology and paleontology. Its mission is to expand, conserve, explore, document and communicate the over 7.7 million objects in its holdings, which are conceived as an “Archive of Life”.

Located at 47.5575, 7.59056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Basel, Natural history museums in Switzerland, Cultural property of national significance in Basel-Stadt

Music Museum (Basel)

The Music Museum of the Basel History Museum in the former Lohnhof prison houses Switzerland’s largest collection of musical instruments. The Music Museum is a heritage site of national significance. It was opened in 2000 and presents five centuries of music history with three areas of emphasis: 650 instruments from the 16th to 20th Centuries; concerts, choral music and dance; parades, festivals and signals. Visitors can also hear how the instruments sound via a multimedia information system.

Located at 47.5547, 7.58806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums established in 2000, Museums in Basel, Music museums in Switzerland, Cultural property of national significance in Basel-Stadt, Musical instrument museums

Museum of Contemporary Art (Basel)

The Museum of Contemporary Art (German: Museum für Gegenwartskunst) in Basel opened in 1980 as the first public museum in Europe exclusively dedicated to the production and practice of contemporary art from the 1960s to the present. It is a heritage site of national significance. In addition to classic media such as painting and sculpture, it also collects video art.

Located at 47.5572, 7.59083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Art museums established in 1980, Museums in Basel, Modern art museums, Contemporary art galleries in Switzerland, Cultural property of national significance in Basel-Stadt, 1980 establishments in Switzerland

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.

Located at 47.5552, 7.5861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1954, Music schools in Switzerland, Basel

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).

Located at 47.5594, 7.5812 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Basel, Academic libraries in Switzerland, University of Basel, Library buildings completed in 1896

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).

Located at 47.5603, 7.57972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Museums in Basel, Art museums and galleries in Switzerland, Sculpture galleries

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.

Located at 47.5703, 7.57306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in Basel-Stadt, Swiss Federal Railways stations, France–Switzerland border crossings

Three Countries Bridge

The Three Countries Bridge is an arch bridge which crosses the Rhine between the commune of Huningue and Weil am Rhein. It is the world's longest single-span bridge dedicated exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists. Its overall length is 248 metres and its main span is 229.4 metres . Its name comes from the bridge's location between France, Germany and Switzerland (the latter being located approximately 200 metres away).

Located at 47.5915, 7.59 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Arch bridges, Bridges completed in 2007, Bridges over the Rhine, Buildings and structures in Haut-Rhin, Buildings and structures in Baden-Württemberg, International bridges, Pedestrian bridges in France, Pedestrian bridges in Germany

The Blue and The White House

The Blue and The White House (Blaues und Weisses Haus) are two town mansions in the city of Basel. The semi-detached baroque mansions on the Rheinsprung 16 and 18 in Basel, also known as “The Reichensteinerhof” and “The Wendelstörferhof”, were built by the architect Samuel Werenfels for the brothers Lukas and Jakob Sarasin between 1763 and 1775. “The White House” belonged to Lukas (1730 – 1802) and “The Blue House” to his younger brother Jakob (1742 – 1802).

Located at 47.5583, 7.58944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cultural property of national significance in Basel-Stadt, Municipalities of Basel-Stadt

SIS Swiss International School

The SIS Swiss International Schools are a group of 14 private day schools in Switzerland, Germany and Brazil offering continuous education from kindergarten through to college. As of 2013, 1,760 students are enrolled at SIS. SIS has been operating schools in Switzerland since 1999, in Germany since 2008, and in Brazil since 2011. It is a joint venture of Kalaidos Education Group (Switzerland) and Klett Group (Germany).

Located at 47.5686, 7.59917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Private schools, Private schools in Switzerland, Private schools in Germany, , Schools in Switzerland, Schools in Germany, Schools in Brazil

Basel Town Hall

The Basel Town Hall is a five hundred years old building dominating the Marktplatz in Basel. The Town Hall houses the meetings of the Cantonal Parliament as well as the Cantonal Government of the canton of Basel-Stadt. The Great Council Chamber at one time featured a series of frescoes painted in 1522 by Hans Holbein the Younger however these have mostly been lost. Fragments of the work as well as some of the initial drawings are kept in the Kunstmuseum.

Located at 47.5583, 7.58833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Government buildings in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in Basel

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