Coordinates: 47°34′N, 7°36′E The most famous Basel is a city in Switzerland, capital of the Canton of Basel on the Rhine. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Basel
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Basel-Stadt
District	n.a.
Coordinates	47°34′N, 7°36′E
Population	165,529   (December 2006)
Area	22.75 km² (8.78 sq mi)
Elevation	260 m (853 ft)
Postal code	4000
Mayor	Dr. Eva Herzog (President of the Executive Council)
Surrounded by (view map)	Allschwil (BL), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen, Saint-Louis (FR-68), Weil am Rhein (DE-BW)
Website	www.basel.ch
Basel [zoom]

Basel (British English traditionally: Basle [bɑːl] and more recently Basel ['ba:zəl]^[1][2], German: Basel ['ba:zəl], French: Bâle [bɑl], Italian: Basilea [bazi'lɛːa]) is Switzerland's third most populous city (165,529 inhabitants (2006); 731,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area stretching across the immediate cantonal and national boundaries made Basel Switzerland's second-largest urban area as of 2004^[3]). Image File history File links Bale-coat_of_arms. ... This list of countries, arranged alphabetically, gives an overview of countries of the world. ... Valais Ticino Graubünden (Grisons) Geneva Vaud Neuchâtel Jura Berne Thurgau Zurich Aargau Lucerne Solothurn Basel-Land Schaffhausen Uri Schwyz Glarus St. ... Basel-City (in German: Basel-Stadt) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. ... In contrast to centrally organised states, in the federally constituted Switzerland each Canton is completely free to decide its own internal organisation. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... The 2006 Asian Games are officially opened by Qatari emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani at the 50,000 seater Khalifa Sports Stadium in Doha, Qatar. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... To help compare sizes of different geographic regions, we list here areas between 10 km² (1000 hectares) and 100 km² (10,000 hectares). ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Here are postal codes of Switzerland and Liechtenstein: Zone 1 1000s are found in Lausanne, Lavaux and parts of Morges, 1100s in parts of Morges, 1200s are in Geneva and parts of La Côte, Vaud, 1300s in La Vallée, 1500s are found in Clavaleyres, the 1700s are found... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Basel-Stadt (in German: Basel-Stadt) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. ... The following is a list of the municipalities in Switzerland, listed alphabetically. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 712 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1181 × 994 pixel, file size: 205 KB, MIME type: image/png) Municipality of Basel Artist: Tschubby File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Allschwil is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim, in the canton of Basel-Country, Switzerland. ... Binningen is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim, in the canton of Basel-Country, Switzerland. ... Birsfelden is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim, in the canton of Basel-Country, Switzerland. ... Bottmingen is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim, in the canton of Basel-Country, Switzerland. ... Huningue (French; German:Huningen) is the name of both a canton and a commune in Alsace, France. ... Münchenstein is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim, in the canton of Basel-Country, Switzerland. ... Muttenz is a municipality with a population of approximately 17,000 in the Canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. ... For other uses, see Reinach. ... Riehen is a municipality in Basel-Stadt, a canton of Switzerland. ... Saint-Louis is a town and commune of the Haut-Rhin département, in Alsace, France. ... Weil am Rhein is home to the Vitra Design Museum Weil am Rhein is a German town and commune situated on the east bank of the River Rhine, and close to the point at which the Swiss, French and German borders meet. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1359x922, 341 KB) Switzerland Map drawn by Tschubby see also Karte_Schweiz_Details. ... Image File history File links Red_pog2. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 712 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1181 × 994 pixel, file size: 205 KB, MIME type: image/png) Municipality of Basel Artist: Tschubby File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... British English (BrE, BE, en-GB) is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere in the Anglophone world. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Located in north-west Switzerland on the river Rhine, Basel functions as a major industrial centre for the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. The city borders both Germany and France. The Basel region, culturally extending into German Baden and French Alsace, reflects the heritage of its three states in the modern Latin name: "Regio TriRhena". It has the oldest university of the Swiss Confederation (1460). For other uses, see Rhine (disambiguation). ... Location Coordinates , , Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE1 Capital Stuttgart Minister-President Günther Oettinger (CDU) Governing parties CDU / FDP Votes in Bundesrat 6 (of 69) Basic statistics Area  35,752 km² (13,804 sq mi) Population 10,741,000 (11/2006)[1]  - Density... (New region flag) (Region logo) Location Administration Capital Regional President Departments Bas-Rhin Haut-Rhin Arrondissements 13 Cantons 75 Communes 903 Statistics Land area1 8,280 km² (??? mi) km² Population (Ranked 14th)  - January 1, 2006 est. ... For other uses, see State (disambiguation). ... The University of Basel (German: Universität Basel) is located at Basel, Switzerland. ... Events The first Portuguese navigators reach the coast of modern Sierra Leone. ...

History

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1493 Woodcut of the City of Basel.

During the days of the Roman Empire, in 44 BC, the settlement of Augusta Raurica was founded 10 or 20 kilometres upstream of present Basel, and a castle was built on the hill overlooking the river where the Basel Münster now stands. But even older Celtic settlements (including a vitrified fort) have been discovered recently in the area predating the Roman castle. The city's position on the Rhine long emphasised its importance: Basel for many centuries possessed the only bridge over the river "between Lake Constance and the sea". Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 405 pixelsFull resolution (1975 × 1000 pixel, file size: 4. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 405 pixelsFull resolution (1975 × 1000 pixel, file size: 4. ... For other uses, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). ... Augusta Raurica is a large Roman archaeological site in Switzerland. ... This article is about the European people. ... Vitrified fort is the name given to certain rude stone enclosures whose walls have been subjected in a greater or less degree to the action of fire. ... For other uses, see Rhine (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Lake Constance, New Zealand. ...

The town of Basel was called "Basilia" in Latin, and this name is documented from the year 374 CE. From 999 till the Reformation, Basel was ruled by prince-bishops (see Bishop of Basel, whose memory is preserved in the crosier shown on the Basle coat-of-arms - see above). In 1019 the construction of the cathedral of Basel (known locally as the Münster) began under German Emperor Heinrich II. In 1225–1226 the Bridge over the Rhine was constructed by Bishop Heinrich von Thun and lesser Basel (Kleinbasel) founded as a beachhead to protect the bridge. For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ... The Protestant Reformation was a movement which began in the 16th century as a series of attempts to reform the Roman Catholic Church, but ended in division and the establishment of new institutions, most importantly Lutheranism, Reformed churches, and Anabaptists. ... Prince-Bishop was the title given bishops who held secular powers, beside their inherent clerical power. ... The Bishop of Basel (German: Bischof von Basel) is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic diocese of Basel, Switzerland (Latin: Dioecesis Basileensis). ... Crosiere of arcbishop Heinrich of Finstingen, 1260-1286 A crosier (crozier, pastoral staff) is the stylized staff of office carried by high-ranking Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican and some Lutheran prelates. ... Henry II in an illuminated miniature from an imperial sacramentary. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      This article...

In 1356 the Basel earthquake destroyed much of the city along with a number of castles in the vicinity. The city offered courts in the city to nobles as an alternative to rebuilding their castles, in exchange for the nobles' military protection of the city. The De Bâle family moved in and helped rebuild the city and the surrounding country, but set up house in the countryside. Tremblement de terre de Bâle de 1356 1356 Basel earthquake ---- (more info) Stage 3 : Proofreaders Needed (How-to) French article is short but well-referenced. ...

In 1412 (or earlier) the well-known guesthouse Zum Goldenen Sternen was established. Basel became the focal point of western Christendom during the 15th century Council of Basel (1431 –1449), including the 1439 AD election of antipope Felix V. In 1459 Pope Pius II endowed the University of Basel where such notables as Erasmus of Rotterdam, Paracelsus and Hans Holbein the Younger taught. At the same time the new craft of printing was introduced to Basel by apprentices of Gutenberg. The Council of Basel was a council of bishops and other ecclesiastics of the Roman Catholic Church that was held at Basel, Switzerland. ... For the book by Robert Rankin, see The Antipope. ... Amadeus VIII (1383 - November 7, 1451), surnamed the Peaceful was the Count of Savoy from 1391 to 1416 and the 1st Duke of Savoy from 1416 to 1440. ... Pope Pius II. Pius II, né Enea Silvio Piccolomini, in Latin Aeneas Sylvius (October 18, 1405 - August 14, 1464) was pope from 1458 to 1464. ... The University of Basel (German: Universität Basel) is located at Basel, Switzerland. ... Desiderius Erasmus in 1523 Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (also Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam) (October 27, probably 1466 – July 12, 1536) was a Dutch humanist and theologian. ... Nickname: Motto: Sterker door strijd (Stronger through Struggle) Location of Rotterdam Coordinates: , Country Province Government  - Mayor Ivo Opstelten  - Aldermen Jeannette Baljeu Hamit Karakus Orhan Kaya Lucas Bolsius Jantine Kriens Dominic Schrijer Roelf de Boer Leonard Geluk Area [1]  - Total 319 km² (123. ... Presumed portrait of Paracelsus, attributed to the school of Quentin Matsys. ... A 1543 portrait miniature of Hans Holbein the Younger by Lucas Horenbout Holbeins 1533 painting The Ambassadors Hans Holbein the Younger (c. ... The global spread of printing with movable type from its origins in Germany began with the invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg, (c. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ...

The Schwabe publishing house was founded 1488 by Johannes Petri and is the oldest publishing house still in business. Johann Froben also operated his printing house in Basel and was notable for publishing works by Erasmus. In 1495, Basel was incorporated in the Upper Rhenish Imperial Circle, the bishop sitting on the Bench of the Ecclesiastical Princes. In 1500 the construction of the Basel Münster was finished. In 1501 Basel de facto separated from the Holy Roman Empire and joined the Swiss Confederation as 11th state, and began of the construction of the city council building. The bishop continued to reside in Basel until the reformation of Oecolampadius in 1529. The bishop's crook was however retained as the city's coat of arms. In March 1536 the first edition of Christianae religionis institutio (Institutes of the Christian Religion) was published in Latin by John Calvin at Basel. There are indications Joachim Meyer, an influential 16th century author of a book on fighting (kunst des Fechten) came from Basel. Johann Froben (latin: Johannes Frobenius; * approx. ... A map of the Imperial Circles as at the beginning of the 16th century. ... Basel Münster The Basel Münster (Basler Münster) is one of the main landmarks of the city of Basel, constructed between 1019 and 1500. ... De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without... This article is about the medieval empire. ... Johannes Oecolampadius or Oekolampad (1482 - November 24, 1531) was a German religious reformer, whose real name was Hussgen or Heussgen (changed to Hausschein and then into the Greek equivalent). ... Crosiere of arcbishop Heinrich of Finstingen, 1260-1286 A crosier (crozier, pastoral staff) is the stylized staff of office carried by high-ranking Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican and some Lutheran prelates. ... Institutes of the Christian Religion is John Calvins seminal work on Protestant theology. ... John Calvin (July 10, 1509 – May 27, 1564) was a French Protestant theologian during the Protestant Reformation and was a central developer of the system of Christian theology called Calvinism or Reformed theology. ... Joachim Meyer was the author of a the 1570 fechtbuch Gründtliche Beschreibung der kunst des Fechten (in English, Fundamental Descriptions of the Art of Fencing). ...

Intended as a defence of Huguenots then persecuted in France, Calvin's Institutes was an exposition of Protestant Christian doctrine which later became known as Calvinism. In 1543 De humani corporis fabrica, the first anatomy book was published and printed in Basel by Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564). In 1662 the Amerbaschsches Kabinett formed the basis of a collection and exposition, forming the core of the Basel Museum of Art. From the 16th to the 18th century the name Huguenot was applied to a member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France, historically known as the French Calvinists. ... Institutes of the Christian Religion is John Calvins seminal work on Protestant theology. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Relation to other religions Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Calvinism... The title page of the Fabrica. ... Andreas Vesalius or Andreas Vesal (1514 - Belgian anatomist and the author of the first complete textbook on human anatomy: De Humanis Corporis Fabrica (On the workings of the Human Body) (Basel, 1543). ...

In 1792 AD the Republic of Rauracia, a revolutionary French client republic, was created. It lasted until 1793. In 1912, the extraordinary congress of the Second International was held in Basel, due to the outbreak of the Balkan Wars The Rauracian Republic was a state that included parts of modern France and Switzerland around the Jura mountains. ... During Napoleons invasions to Italy,many client (puppet) republics were established. ... The phrase Second International has two meanings: For the international association of socialist parties of the late 19th century, see Second International (politics) and a successor organization, the Socialist International For one of the Merriam-Webster dictionaries of American English, see Websters New International Dictionary, Second Edition This is... Combatants  Ottoman Empire Balkan League: Bulgaria Greece Serbia Montenegro Commanders Ottoman Empire: Nizam PaÅŸa, Zeki PaÅŸa, Esat PaÅŸa, Abdullah PaÅŸa, Ali Rıza PaÅŸa Bulgaria: Vladimir Vazov, Vasil Kutinchev, Nikola Ivanov, Radko Dimitriev Greece:Crown Prince Constantine, Panagiotis Danglis, Pavlos Kountouriotis Serbia:Radomir Putnik, Petar...

Accords

Throughout history, Basel has been the host to numerous accords. In 1499 Treaty of Basel was signed to conclude the Swabian War, in effect allowing Basel to join the Swiss Confederation. In 1795, the Peace of Basel allowed the cessation of fighting in the French Revolutionary Wars against the First Coalition. In more recent times, on September 3, 1897, the World Zionist Organization held its first congress in Basel under the leadership of Theodor Herzl; this umbrella organization would later play an instrumental role in the creation of the Jewish state of Israel. In 1989, the Basel Convention was opened for signature with the aim of preventing the export of hazardous waste from wealthy to developing nations for disposal. The Treaty of Basel of 22 September 1499 was an armistice following the Battle of Dornach, concluding the Swabian War, fought between the Swabian League and the Old Swiss Confederacy. ... The Peace of Basel of 1795 consists of three peace treaties of France (represented by François de Barthélemy). ... Combatants Great Britain Austria Prussia Spain[1] Russia Sardinia Ottoman Empire Portugal Dutch Republic[2] France The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of major conflicts, from 1792 until 1802, fought between the French Revolutionary government and several European states. ... The name First Coalition (1793–1797) designates the first major concerted effort of multiple European powers to contain Revolutionary France. ... The World Zionist Organization, or WZO, was founded as the Zionist Organization, or ZO, on September 3, 1897, at the First Zionist Congress held in Basel, Switzerland. ... Theodor Herzl, in his middle age. ... The Basel Convention (verbose: Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal) is an international treaty that was designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations, and specifically to prevent dumping of hazardous waste from developed to less developed countries (LDCs). ...

Transport

The first-class location and the transportation infrastructure make Basel the top logistics center for Switzerland. Basel’s airport is set up for airfreight; heavy goods reach the city and the heart of continental Europe from the North Sea by ship along the Rhine. The main European routes for the highway and railway transportation of freight cross in Basel. The outstanding location benefits logistics corporations, which operate globally from Basel. Trading firms are traditionally well represented in the Basel Region.

Basel has Switzerland's only cargo port, through which goods pass along the navigable stretches of the Rhine and connect to ocean-going ships at the port of Rotterdam. For other uses, see Rhine (disambiguation). ... Nickname: Motto: Sterker door strijd (Stronger through Struggle) Location of Rotterdam Coordinates: , Country Province Government  - Mayor Ivo Opstelten  - Aldermen Jeannette Baljeu Hamit Karakus Orhan Kaya Lucas Bolsius Jantine Kriens Dominic Schrijer Roelf de Boer Leonard Geluk Area [1]  - Total 319 km² (123. ...

EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg is operated jointly by two countries, France and Switzerland. Contrary to popular belief, the airport is located completely on French soil. The airport itself is split into two architecturally independent sectors, one half serving the French side and the other half serving the Swiss side; there is a customs point at the middle of the airport so that people can "emigrate" to the other side of the airport. EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (IATA: BSL, EAP, MLH, ICAO: LFSB) is an international airport near Mulhouse (France), Basel (Switzerland), and Freiburg (Germany). ...

Basel Badischer Bahnhof German railway station

Basel has long held an important place as a rail hub. Three railway stations — those of the German, French and Swiss networks — lie within the city (although the Swiss (Basel SBB) and French (Basel SNCF) stations are actually in the same complex, separated by Customs and Immigration facilities). The largest goods railway complex of the country^{[citation needed]} is located just outside the city, spanning the municipalities of Muttenz and Pratteln. The new highspeed ICE railway line from Karlsruhe to Basel will be completed in 2008 while phase I of the TGV-Est line, opened in June 2007, has reduced travel time from Basel to Paris to 3 1/2 hours.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 519 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,175 × 762 pixels, file size: 288 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 519 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,175 × 762 pixels, file size: 288 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Locomotive of the SBB-CFF-FFS Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS) is the national railway company of Switzerland. ... SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français) (French National Railway Company) is a French public enterprise. ... The LGV Est européenne (sometimes referred to as TGV Est, or occasionally as TGV East in English) is an extension to the French high-speed TGV network, connecting Paris and Strasbourg. ...

Basel has an extensive public transportation network serving the city and connecting to surrounding suburbs. The green-colored local trams and buses are operated by the BVB (Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe). The yellow-colored buses and trams are operated by the BLT Baselland Transport, and connect areas in the nearby half-canton of Baselland to central Basel. The trams are powered by overhead lines, and the bus fleet is mix of electric and conventional fuel-powered vehicles. The BVB also shares commuter bus lines in cooperation with transit authorities in the neighboring Alsace region in France and Baden region in Germany. The Regio-S-Bahn Basel, the commuter rail network connecting to suburbs surrounding the city, is jointly operated by SBB, SNCF and DB. This article is about light rail systems in general. ... BLT logo BLT (Baselland transport) is a public transport company in Basel Switzerland. ... The overhead lines of a Swiss Federal Railways track. ... (New region flag) (Region logo) Location Administration Capital Regional President Departments Bas-Rhin Haut-Rhin Arrondissements 13 Cantons 75 Communes 903 Statistics Land area1 8,280 km² (??? mi) km² Population (Ranked 14th)  - January 1, 2006 est. ... Baden is a historical state in the southwest of Germany, on the right bank of the Rhine. ...

Within city limits, five bridges connect greater and lesser Basel, from upstream to downstream:

• Schwarzwaldbrücke (built 1972)
• Wettsteinbrücke (current structure built 1998, original bridge built 1879)
• Mittlere Brücke (current structure built 1905, original bridge built 1225 as the first bridge to cross the Rhine River)
• Johanniterbrücke (built 1967)
• Dreirosenbrücke (built 2004, original bridge built 1935)

A somewhat anachronistic yet still widely used system of ferry boats links the two shores. There are four ferries, each situated approximately midway between two bridges. Each is attached by a cable to a block that rides along another cable spanning the river at a height of 20 or 30 yards. To cross the river, the ferryman orients the boat around 45°From the current so that the current pushes the boat across the river. This form of transportation is therefore completely hydraulically driven, requiring no outside energy source. A yard (abbreviation: yd) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...

A panoramic view of Basel, looking North over Kleinbasel (smaller Basel). The blue tower in the centre is Switzerland's tallest building, the Messeturm; the bridge on the extreme right is the Wettsteinbrücke, Basel's second oldest bridge but recently replaced by a new structure. The first bridge on the left is the Mittlere Brücke (Middle or Central Bridge), the oldest bridge in Basel.

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Industry and trade

Marktplatz, Basel's market square.

Fair building (hall 2) in Basel

Rathaus, Basel's Town Hall.

An annual Federal Swiss trade fair (Mustermesse) takes place in Kleinbasel on the right bank of the Rhine. Other important trade shows include "Baselworld" (watches and jewelry), Art Basel, Orbit and Cultura. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 877 KB)Basel Market File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 877 KB)Basel Market File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 558 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,462 × 1,020 pixels, file size: 378 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 558 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,462 × 1,020 pixels, file size: 378 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Download high resolution version (495x800, 154 KB)Basel (Switzerland) Rathaus File links The following pages link to this file: Basel Categories: GFDL images ... Download high resolution version (495x800, 154 KB)Basel (Switzerland) Rathaus File links The following pages link to this file: Basel Categories: GFDL images ... Jewelry (the American spelling; spelled jewellery in Commonwealth English) consists of ornamental devices worn by persons, typically made with gems and precious metals. ...

The Swiss chemical industry operates largely from Basel, with Novartis, Syngenta, Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Clariant, and Hoffmann-La Roche headquartered there. Pharmaceuticals and specialty chemicals have become the modern focus of the city's industrial production. Some of the chemical industry's most notable creations include DDT, Araldite, Valium, Rohypnol and LSD. Novartis headquarters in Basel Suffern, New York: the sole Novartis pharmaceutical production facility in the United States. ... Syngenta AG is a large global agribusiness which markets seeds and crop protection products (pesticides). ... Ciba Specialty Chemicals is a chemical company based in and near Basel, Switzerland. ... Clariant is a Swiss speciality chemical company which was formed in 1995 as a spin off from Sandoz. ... Hoffmann-La Roche, Ltd. ... For other uses: see DDT (disambiguation). ... Araldite is a registered trademark of Huntsman Advanced Materials (previously part of Ciba) referring to their range of engineering and structural epoxy, acrylic, and polyurethane adhesives. ... Diazepam, brand names: Valium, Seduxen, in Europe Apozepam, is a 1,4-benzodiazepine derivative, which possesses anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative and skeletal muscle relaxant properties. ... Rohypnol (the trade name of flunitrazepam) is a sedative that was made in the early 1970s by Roche and was used in hospitals only for deep sedation. ... Lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly called LSD, LSD-25, or acid. ...

UBS AG maintains central offices in Basel, giving finance a pivotal role in the local economy. The importance of banking began when the Bank for International Settlements located within the city in 1930. Basel's innovative financial industry includes institutions like the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. Responsible for the Basel Accords (Basel I and Basel II) , this organization fundamentally changed Risk Management within its industry. UBS AG (NYSE: UBS; SWX: UBSN; TYO: 8657) is a diversified global financial services company, with its main headquarters in Basel & Zürich, Switzerland. ... BIS Headquarters in Basel The Bank for International Settlements (or BIS) is an international organization of central banks which exists to foster cooperation among central banks and other agencies in pursuit of monetary and financial stability. It carries out its work through subcommittees, the secretariats it hosts, and through its... Basel Committee on Banking Supervision is an institution created by the central bank Governors of the Group of Ten nations (see G-10). ... Basel I is the term which refers to a round of deliberations by central bankers from around the world, and in 1988, the Basel Committee (BCBS) in Basel, Switzerland, published a set of minimal capital requirements for banks. ... -1... For non-business risks, see risk or the disambiguation page risk analysis. ...

Basel has Switzerland's tallest building, Basler Messeturm. The Basler Messeturm (Basel Trade Fair Tower), located in Basel, is Switzerlands tallest building. ...

Quarters

Basel is subdivided into 19 quarters (Quartiere). The municipalities of Riehen and Bettingen, outside the city limits of Basel, are included in the canton of Basel-City as rural quarters (Landquartiere). Riehen is a municipality in Basel-Stadt, a canton of Switzerland. ... St Chrischona church in Bettingen Bettingen is a municipality in the canton of Basel-City, Switzerland. ...

Riehen is a municipality in Basel-Stadt, a canton of Switzerland. ... St Chrischona church in Bettingen Bettingen is a municipality in the canton of Basel-City, Switzerland. ...

Architecture

The red sandstone Münster, one of the foremost late-Romanesque/early Gothic buildings in the Upper Rhine, was badly damaged in the great earthquake of 1356, rebuilt in the fourteenth and fifteenth century, extensively reconstructed in the mid-nineteenth century and further restored in the late twentieth century. A memorial to Erasmus lies inside the Münster. In English usage a minster is a grand type of church; the term may be extended to apply to a cathedral, such as York Minster. ... Desiderius Erasmus in 1523 Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (also Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam) (October 27, probably 1466 – July 12, 1536) was a Dutch humanist and theologian. ...

Basel is also host to an array of buildings by internationally renowned architects, such as the Beyeler Foundation by Renzo Piano, or the Vitra complex in nearby Weil am Rhein, comprised of buildings by architects such as Zaha Hadid (fire station), Frank Gehry (design museum), Alvaro Siza Vieira (factory building) and Tadao Ando (conference centre). Basel also features buildings by Mario Botta (Jean Tinguely Museum and Bank of International settlements) and Herzog & de Meuron (whose architectural practice is in Basel, and who are best known as the architects of Tate Modern in London). The Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church in San Giovanni Rotondo. ... Vitra is a Swiss (originally German) manufacturer of designer furniture. ... Interior of Phaeno Science Center in Wolfsburg, Germany Bergisel Ski Jump, Innsbruck BMW Central Building, Leipzig Vitra fire station, Weil am Rhein, Germany Maggies Centre, Kirkcaldy Zaha Hadid (Arabic: زها حديد) CBE (born October 31, 1950, Baghdad, Iraq) is a notable Iraqi-British deconstructivist architect. ... Frank Owen Gehry, CC (born Ephraim Owen Goldberg, February 28, 1929) is a Pritzker Prize winning architect based in Los Angeles, California. ... The Vitra Design Museum building by Frank O. Gehry, front view The Vitra Design Museum is an internationally renowned, privately owned museum for design in Weil am Rhein, Germany. ... Álvaro Siza (Álvaro Joaquim de Meio Siza Vieira, born 25 June 1933 in Matosinhos), is a contemporary Portuguese architect. ... The famous Church of the Light in Ibaraki-shi, Osaka, Japan The Westin Awaji Island designed by Ando Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Kobe, Japan Image:Ando. ... Mario Botta (born April 1, 1943) is a famous modern architect born in Mendrisio, Ticino canton, Switzerland. ... Allianz Arena in Munich. ... Tate Modern from the Millennium Bridge Tate Modern from St Pauls Cathedral. ...

Basel received the Wakker Prize in 1996. The Wakker Prize (in German: Wakkerpreis, in French Prix Wakker) is awarded annually by the Swiss Heritage Society to a Municipality of Switzerland for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

Education

Basel hosts Switzerland's oldest university, the University of Basel, dating from 1459. Erasmus, Paracelsus, Daniel Bernoulli, Leonhard Euler, Jacob Burckhardt, and Friedrich Nietzsche worked here. More recently, its work in tropical medicine has gained prominence. The University of Basel (German: Universität Basel) is located at Basel, Switzerland. ... Events September 23 - Battle of Blore Heath. ... Presumed portrait of Paracelsus, attributed to the school of Quentin Matsys. ... Daniel Bernoulli Daniel Bernoulli (February 8, 1700 – March 17, 1782) was a Dutch-born mathematician who spent much of his life in Basel, Switzerland where he died. ... Euler redirects here. ... Jacob Burckhardt in 1892 Jacob Burckhardt (May 25, 1818, Basel, Switzerland – August 8, 1897, Basel) was a Swiss historian of art and culture, fields which he helped found. ... Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15, 1844 – August 25, 1900) (IPA: ) was a nineteenth-century German philosopher. ...

Basel is renowned for various scientific societies, as the Entomological Society of Basel (Entomologische Gesellschaft Basel, EGB), which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2005 .

Basel counts several International Schools, including the International School of Basel, the Minerva School and the Rhine Academy. Many expatriate workers and their children come to Basel due to the large presence of pharmaceutical companies, and the majority of those children come to study at the international schools of Basel.

Politics

Geo-politically, the city of Basel functions as the capital of the Swiss half-canton of Basel-Stadt, though several of its suburbs form part of the half-canton of Basel-Landschaft or of the canton of Aargau. Valais Ticino Graubünden (Grisons) Geneva Vaud Neuchâtel Jura Berne Thurgau Zurich Aargau Lucerne Solothurn Basel-Land Schaffhausen Uri Schwyz Glarus St. ... Basel-Stadt (in German: Basel-Stadt) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. ... “Suburbia” redirects here. ... Basel-Country (German: Basel-Landschaft; French: Bâle-Campagne) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. ... For other uses, see Aargau (disambiguation). ...

Energy

Basel is at the forefront of a national vision to more than halve energy use in Switzerland by the year 2050. In order to research, develop and commercialise the technologies and techniques required for the country to become a '2000 Watt society', a number of projects have been set up since 2001 in the Basel metropolitan area. These including demonstration buildings constructed to MINERGIE or Passivhaus standards, electricity generation from renewable energy sources (including a hot dry rock geothermal energy project), and vehicles using natural gas, hydrogen and biogas.^[4] 2050 (MML) will be a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 2000 Watt society is a vision, originated by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at the end of the 1998, in which each person in the developed world would cut their energy use to an average of no more than 2,000 Watts by the year 2050, without lowering... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... MINERGIE® is a registered quality label for new and refurbished low-energy-consuption buildings. ... One of the original Passive Houses at Darmstadt, Germany One of the original Passive Houses at Darmstadt The term Passive house (Passivhaus in German) refers to the rigorous, voluntary, Passivhaus standard for energy use in buildings. ... Electricity (from New Latin ēlectricus, amberlike) is a general term for a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. ... Renewable energy effectively utilizes natural resources such as sunlight, wind, tides and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. ... Geothermal power technologies. ... For other uses, see Natural gas (disambiguation). ... A hydrogen economy is a hypothetical economy in which the energy needed for motive power (for automobiles or other vehicle types) or electricity (for stationary applications) is derived from reacting hydrogen (H2) with oxygen. ... Biogas-bus in Bern, Switzerland Biogas typically refers to a (biofuel) gas produced by the anaerobic digestion or fermentation of organic matter including manure, sewage sludge, municipal solid waste, biodegradable waste or any other biodegradable feedstock, under anaerobic conditions. ...

People from Basel

• Lucius Munatius Plancus (c.87 BC - c.15 BC), city founder
• Joachim Meyer (c. 1537?-1571), fencer and author
• James Bernoulli (1654-1705), mathematician
• Johann Bernoulli (1667-1748), mathematician
• Daniel Bernoulli (1700-1782) mathematician
• Leonhard Euler (1707-1783), mathematician
• Jakob Emanuel Handmann (1718-1781), painter
• Johann Peter Hebel (1760-1826), poet & author
• Jacob Burckhardt (1818-1897), professor in history, theology, philosophy
• Karl Barth (1886-1968), Reformed Protestant theologian
• Peter Birkhäuser (1911-1976), painter
• Gottfried Dienst (1919-1998), football referee
• Arthur Cohn (1927- ), film producer (won 6 Oscars)
• Beat Raaflaub (1946- ), conductor
• -minu (1947- ), columnist
• Dani Levy (1957- ), film maker
• Patty Schnyder (1978- ), tennis player
• David Degen (1983- ), football player
• Alexander Frei (1979- ), football player
• Marco Streller (1981- ), football player
• Hakan Yakın (1977- ), football player
• Murat Yakın (1974- ), football player
• Roger Federer (1981- ), tennis player
• Noemi Steuer (1957- ), actress

Lucius Munatius Plancus (c. ... Joachim Meyer was the author of a the 1570 fechtbuch Gründtliche Beschreibung der kunst des Fechten (in English, Fundamental Descriptions of the Art of Fencing). ... James Bernoulli (also known as Jacob I) was born in Basel, Switzerland on December 27, 1654 and lived until August 16, 1705. ... Leonhard Euler, considered one of the greatest mathematicians of all time A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is the field of mathematics. ... Johann Bernoulli (Basel, July 27, 1667 - January 1, 1748) was a Swiss mathematician. ... Leonhard Euler, considered one of the greatest mathematicians of all time A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is the field of mathematics. ... Daniel Bernoulli Daniel Bernoulli (February 8, 1700 – March 17, 1782) was a Dutch-born mathematician who spent much of his life in Basel, Switzerland where he died. ... Leonhard Euler, considered one of the greatest mathematicians of all time A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is the field of mathematics. ... Euler redirects here. ... Leonhard Euler, considered one of the greatest mathematicians of all time A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is the field of mathematics. ... Jakob Emanuel Handmann (born 1718 in Basel, died 1781 in Bern) was a Swiss painter. ... Johann Peter Hebel was a German short story writer and dialectal poet, most famous for his collection of alemannic tales Schatzkästlein des rheinischen Hausfreundes (Treasure chest of the family friend by the Rhine). ... Jacob Burckhardt in 1892 Jacob Burckhardt (May 25, 1818, Basel, Switzerland – August 8, 1897, Basel) was a Swiss historian of art and culture, fields which he helped found. ... Karl Barth Karl Barth (May 10, 1886 – December 10, 1968) (pronounced bart) a Swiss Reformed theologian, was one of the most influential Christian thinkers of the 20th century. ... Peter Birkhäuser (7 June 1911 - 1976) was a Swiss poster artist, portraitist, and visionary painter, noted for his paintings illustrating imagery from dreams in the context of analytical psychology. ... Gottfried Dienst (1920 - 1 June 1998 in Basel) was a Swiss football referee. ... Arthur Cohn (born February 4, 1927 in Basel, Switzerland) is a film producer who received several Oscars for his films. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Beat Raaflaub Beat Martin Raaflaub (born August 19, 1946, Winterthur) is a Swiss conductor. ... -minu (pronounced meenoo), officially Hans-Peter Hammel, (b. ... Dani Levy (born November 17, 1957 in Basel, Switzerland) is a film maker, theatrical director director and actor. ... Patty Schnyder (born December 14, 1978, Basel) is professional female tennis player. ... David Degen (born February 15, 1983 in Hölstein) is a Swiss footballer currently playing for FC Basel. ... Alexander Frei (born July 15, 1979 in Basel) is a Swiss footballer. ... Marco Streller (born 18 June 1981) is a Swiss football striker who currently, as of May 2006, plays for 1. ... Hakan Yakın (born February 22, 1977 in Basel) is a Swiss-Turkish football player. ... Murat Yakin (born September 15, 1974 in Basel) is a Swiss-Turkish football coach and former international superstar, who currently works for Concordia Basel. ... Federer redirects here. ... Swiss-born actress (Basel, January 15, 1957), notable for her role as Helga Aufschrey, in Edgar Reitzs film/TV series Die Zweite Heimat (1993). ...

Sport

Basel has a reputation in Switzerland as a successful sporting city. The football club FC Basel continues to be successful and in recognition of this the city will be one of the venues for the 2008 European Championships, as well as Geneva, Zürich and Bern. The championships will be jointly hosted by Switzerland and Austria. A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... FC Basel (short for Footballclub Basel) is a Swiss football club based in Basel. ... The 2008 European Football Championship will take place in Austria and Switzerland, from 7 June to 29 June 2008. ... Geneva (pronunciation //; French: Genève //, German:   //, Italian: Ginevra //, Romansh: Genevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich), and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). ... For other uses of Zurich, see Zurich (disambiguation). ... Location within Switzerland The city of Bern, English traditionally Berne (Bernese German Bärn , German Bern , French Berne , Italian Berna , Romansh Berna ), is the Bundesstadt (administrative capital) of Switzerland, and is the fourth most populous Swiss city (after Zürich, Geneva and Basel). ...

In 2002, the World Judo Championships took place in Basel. Also see: 2002 (number). ... This article is about the martial art and sport. ...

Basel features a large soccer stadium, a modern ice hockey hall and an admitted sports hall.   (St James Park in English) is the stadium where FC Basel play. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ...

The largest indoor tennis event in Europe occurs in Basel every October. The best ATP-Professionals play every year at the "Swiss Indoors". The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. ...

Roger Federer, currently the world's best tennis player, comes from Basel.

Culture

Marching band Schränz-Gritte at the Basler Fasnacht carnival 2006

Basel has a reputation as one of the most important cultural cities in Europe. In 1997, it contended to become the "European Capital of Culture". In May 2004, the fifth EJCF choir festival opened: this Basel tradition started in 1992. Host of this festival is the local Basel Boys Choir. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1954x1511, 2040 KB) Description: Guggemuusig Schränz-Gritte beim Kinderumzug Basler Fasnacht, März 2006 Fotograf: Markus Nägele Genehmigung zur Veröffentlichung unter cc-by-sa liegt dem Uploader vor. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1954x1511, 2040 KB) Description: Guggemuusig Schränz-Gritte beim Kinderumzug Basler Fasnacht, März 2006 Fotograf: Markus Nägele Genehmigung zur Veröffentlichung unter cc-by-sa liegt dem Uploader vor. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The European Capital of Culture is a city designated by the European Union for a period of one year during which it is given a chance to showcase its cultural life and cultural development. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Europäisches Jugendchor Festival (European Festival of Youth Choirs) is a festival for youth choirs mainly from Europe. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The KKBs logo Formed in 1927, the Basel Boys Choir (Knabenkantorei Basel, KKB) celebrated 75 years of singing history in 2002. ...

The city is also known for "The Basel Elite", the posh and old money social circle that the city can more than cater to. Although Switzerland can technically have no nobility since such a status would depend on the country being a monarchy, which it is not, the Basel Elite would be the closest thing, and are represented as such by their familiarities with present-day nobilities from bordering countries. One such example is the DeBâle family of Allschwil, who have lived in the area for centuries, but have not acknowledged the nobility that has been bestowed upon them from actual monarchies.

The carnival of the city of Basel (Basler Fasnacht) is a major cultural event in the year. The carnival is the biggest in Switzerland and attracts large crowds every year, despite the fact that it starts at four in the morning (Morgestraich) and lasts for exactly 72 hours, taking in various parades. This article describes the festival season. ... The Carnival of Basel (Basler Fasnacht) is the biggest carnival in Switzerland. ...

For more information see also "Welcome to Basel Fasnacht", February 2001

Basler Zeitung ("Baz") is the local newspaper. Basler Zeitung (BaZ) is a regional newspaper, published in Basel, Switzerland. ...

Museums

Botanical Garden of the University[1] and [2]

• Historical Museum Basel [3]
• Kunstmuseum Basel Museum für Gegenwartskunst [4]
• Tinguely museum [5]
• Antikenmuseum Basel [6]
• Architekturmuseum Basel [7]
• Puppenhausmuseum [8]
• Pharmazie-Historisches Museum der Universität Basel [9]
• Naturhistorisches Museum Basel [10]
• Fondation Beyeler Beyeler Museum (Fondation Beyeler)
• Botanical Garden Basel One of the oldest botanical gardens in the world
• Monteverdi Automuseum [11]

Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (877 × 584 pixel, file size: 179 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Botanical Garden of the University of Basel, Charles Betz, 2007, as found on http://www. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (877 × 584 pixel, file size: 179 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Botanical Garden of the University of Basel, Charles Betz, 2007, as found on http://www. ... The Historical Museum Basel is one of the largest and most important museums of its kind in Switzerland. ... Image:Basel. ... Image:Alchemy laboratory. ...

Chronological table

Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC - 50s BC - 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC Years: 63 BC 62 BC 61 BC 60 BC 59 BC 58 BC 57 BC 56 BC 55... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC - 50s BC - 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC Years: 63 BC 62 BC 61 BC 60 BC 59 BC 58 BC 57 BC 56 BC 55... Bibracte, a Gaulish oppidum or fortified city, was the capital of the Aedui and one of the most important hillforts in Gaul. ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC - 40s BC - 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC 0s Years: 48 BC 47 BC 46 BC 45 BC 44 BC 43 BC 42 BC 41 BC 40 BC... Lucius Munatius Plancus (c. ... Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ... Augusta Raurica is a large Roman archaeological site in Switzerland. ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC - 10s BC - 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s Years: 17 BC 16 BC 15 BC 14 BC 13 BC 12 BC 11 BC 10 BC 9 BC 8 BC 7 BC... Oppidum (plural oppida) is a Latin word meaning the main settlement in any administrative area of ancient Rome. ... For other persons named Tiberius, see Tiberius (disambiguation). ... The Roman Empire ca. ... The 1st century was that century that lasted from 1 to 100 according the Gregorian calendar. ... Agri Decumates a province of the Roman Empire covering the Black Forest area between the the Main river and the sources of Danube and Rhine rivers, presently in Southwestern Germany. ... In the history of the Roman empire, a vicus (pl. ... // Overview Events 212: Constitutio Antoniniana grants citizenship to all free Roman men 212-216: Baths of Caracalla 230-232: Sassanid dynasty of Persia launches a war to reconquer lost lands in the Roman east 235-284: Crisis of the Third Century shakes Roman Empire 250-538: Kofun era, the first... The Alamanni, Allemanni or Alemanni, are a Germanic tribe, first mentioned by Dio Cassius, under the year 213. ...

References

Notes

Bibliography

The Historical Dictionary of Switzerland is an encyclopedia on the history of Switzerland that aims to take into account the results of modern historical research in a manner accessible to a broader audience. ...

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