Basler Zeitung (BaZ) is a regional newspaper, published in Basel, Switzerland. The German language newspaper was created through the merger of National-Zeitung and Basler Nachrichten in 1977. Basel (English traditionally: Basle [ba:l], German: Basel [ba:z@l], French Bâle [ba:l], Italian Basilea [bazilE:a]) is Switzerlands third most populous city (188,000 inhabitants in the canton of Basel-City as of 2004; the 690,000 inhabitants in the conurbation stretching across the immediate... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...
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 Basel-Land to central Basel.
The carnival of the city of Basel (Basler Fasnacht) is a major cultural event in the year.