Swisscom-Sendeturm St. Chrischona is a communications tower built in 1984 near Basel, Switzerland. It is located at 47° 34′ 32″ N 7° 40′ 33″ E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=47_34_32_N_7_40_33_E_region:CH_type:landmark) near the St. Chrischona peak, on the territory of the municipality Bettingen, Basel-Stadt. A tower is a high structure, usually man-made. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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... Basel-Stadt (in German: Basel-Stadt) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. ...
The tower is 250 m (820 ft) tall and not accessible for the public.