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  Basel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Basel (English traditionally: Basle [bɑːl], German: Basel ['ba:zəl], French: Bâle [bɑl], Italian: Basilea [bazi'leːa]) is Switzerland's 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 cantonal and national boundaries made Basel Switzerland's second-largest urban area as of 2003).
In 1495, Basel was incorporated in the Upper Rhenish Imperial Circle, the bishop sitting on the Bench of the Ecclesiastical Princes.
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.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basel   (1457 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Basel, Switzerland (Swiss Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
It is bounded in the N by the Rhine River (which becomes navigable in the canton) and in the S by the Jura Mts.
Divided by the Rhine, the city consists of Greater Basel (Grossbasel, left bank), which is the commercial and intellectual center, and Lesser Basel (Kleinbasel), where industry is concentrated.
Basel is a major economic center and the chief rail junction and river port of Switzerland.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/Basel.html   (508 words)

  
 Basel Rough Guide Switzerland Basel Bale Basle Bâle Switzerland Schwiz Schweiz information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
You might expect BASEL (Bâle in French, and often anglicized to Bâle), situated on the Rhine exactly where Switzerland, Germany and France touch noses, to be the focal point of the continent, humming with pan-European energy.
It’s true that Basel’s voters are the most fervently pro-European of all Switzerland’s German speakers but, somehow, the close proximity of foreign languages and cultures has introverted the city rather than energized it: Basel’s a curiously measured place, where equilibrium is everything.
With both a gigantic river port – Switzerland’s only outlet to the sea – and the research headquarters of several pharmaceutical multinationals (including Novartis, one of the principal players in global development of GM crops and foods), Basel nurtures its reputation as Switzerland’s wealthiest and most discreet city.
switzerland.isyours.com /e/guide/basel   (567 words)

  
 Basel Tourismus / Basel / Hotel Reservation / Basel Information / Basel Veranstaltungen
Basel Tourismus is looking forward to welcome you to the city on the Rhine.
From 1 April to 2 July 2006, the Kunstmuseum Basel will be holding an extensive special exhibition showing the artistic works of Hans Holbein the Younger during his years in Basel up to 1532.
The rich inventory of the Basel Public Art Collection will be supported by a number of outstanding works supplied on loan, so that virtually the whole of the artist's surviving Basel oeuvre will be on display.
www.baseltourismus.ch /opencms/opencms/bstour/english   (152 words)

  
 Basel Switzerland Votes to Stop Water Fluoridation
Those were the votes that stopped water fluoridation in Basel, Switzerland.
Adding to these doubts were recent findings showing that tooth decay had risen in Basel's children since 1996, coupled with an absence of any evidence showing Basel to have a lower rate of tooth decay than other Swiss cities (most of which have low - although increasing - rates of tooth decay).
In 1999, the GSK had asked public dental clinics to investigate whether Basel had a lower rate of tooth decay than "areas or cities with similar population structures, such as Zurich or St. Gall" which fluoridate their salt.
www.fluoridealert.org /basel.htm   (1426 words)

  
 Novartis, an innovative healthcare products company - Novartis.com
Basel, November 9, 2005 - Novartis announced today that it has signed a global (excluding Japan) development and commercialization agreement with Senju Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., for Y39983, a Rho Kinase inhibitor for topical treatment of glaucoma, under the sub-license rights granted by Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation to Senju.
Basel, October 27, 2005 - Novartis announced today that the European Commission has granted Marketing Authorization in all 25 EU member states for the novel asthma therapy Xolair® (omalizumab), considered by many experts to be one of the most significant advances in the last 15 years for helping patients with asthma.
Basel, October 20, 2005 – As an immediate response to the earthquake in the northern areas of Pakistan, Novartis has made initial donations of more than $ 400,000 to the President’s Relief Funds.
www.novartis.com   (576 words)

  
 Arrivals to Basel Switzerland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The huge Basel SBB is the main one, most of it in Switzerland, although all trains from France terminate in an area known as Bâle SNCF which is in French territory; you’ll have to go through passport control to reach the station proper.
A special customs-free fenced road links the Swiss terminal with Switzerland proper, along which bus #50 runs every twenty minutes, connecting the airport and Basel SBB station (daily 5am–midnight; Fr.2.80; journey time 15min).
The two branches of Basel tourist office (061/268 68 68, www.baseltourismus.ch) are at Schifflände 5 (Mon–Fri 8.30am–6pm, Sat 10am–4pm), and inside the main SBB train station (June–Sept Mon–Fri 8.30am–7pm, Sat 8.30am–12.30pm & 1.30–6pm, Sun 10am–2pm; Oct–May Mon–Fri 8.30am–6pm, Sat 8.30am–12.30pm).
switzerland.isyours.com /e/guide/basel/arrival.html   (521 words)

  
 Dart Club Basel Website
he club is located in Basel, about 10 minutes by tram, number 1, from Bahnhof SBB and just a few minutes walk from tram station Voltaplatz (Tram number 11 also pass by).
The address is Ryffstrasse 31 but the entrance is found at Lothringerstrasse, a door on the corner leading down to the bar and fun place of DCB darts.
Dart-Club Basel has regular visitors from Germany which are looking for some good games of darts.
dc-basel.freeservers.com   (253 words)

  
 Top Secret Drum Corps Basel Switzerland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
An electric exhibition of dynamic drumming from Switzerland...
On their first visit to the Scottish Capital was Switzerland's Top Secret Drum Corps from Basel.
This 20-strong group was the audience favourite with their compelling mix of contemporary and traditional percussion.
www.drummerworld.com /Top_Secret_Drum_Corps.html   (56 words)

  
 Basel Tourismus About Basel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Nestled in the Three Countries of Germany, France and Switzerland, Basel is a city full of surprises.
The city canton with roughly 190,000 inhabitants and a 2000-year history is located on the bend of the Rhine on the borders with France and Germany.
In the meanwhile enjoy Basel visually with two short movies about Basel and the carnival.
www.baseltourismus.ch /opencms/opencms/bstour/english/ueberbasel   (113 words)

  
 Hotels in Basel, Switzerland
The four-star hotel is situated in Basel’s business and financial district and offers 43 rooms and suites.
Hotel Metropol is a modern and charming 4 star hotel, situated in the heart of the city, just a few steps away from the main railway station and the Air terminal.
The Euler is one of Switzerland's leading establishments with a worldwide reputation as a hotel of the highest standards.
bookings.net /city/ch/basel.en.html   (245 words)

  
 Basel Hotels: Swissotel Le Plaza Basel Hotel Switzerland Official Site, Basel Luxury Hotel
The Swissôtel Le Plaza Basel is the largest and most contemporary five-star hotel in Basel.
Elegant and modern, the hotel is connected to the Basel Congress Centre in the heart of the city.
Connected to the Congress Centre Basel with banquet capacities for up to 1210 people and a total exhibition space of 2200 square metres, the hotel offers some of the most versatile event space in the city.
basel.swissotel.com   (307 words)

  
 German Scientology News in Basel, Switzerland
For instance, Scientologists from Basel are distributing leaflets in southern Alsatian villages.
It says about Switzerland, "Switzerland, however, is viewed by numerous movements as a friendly, receptive region, and they have established their European or worldwide headquarters there." Many sects which have their headquarters in Switzerland or in Germany are said to have bought real estate and castles in Haute-Saone and in Jura.
Of the Jehovahs Witnesses it is said that there are 130,000 members in France (figures from 1995); in Alsace there are said to be between 5,000 and 7,000 members.
www.lermanet.com /cisar/survey/ea.htm?FACTNet   (1118 words)

  
 Basel Expats - the website for expatriates in Basel and Switzerland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Basel Expats website brings you Local Information about Basel and other parts of Switzerland; Restaurant Reviews; a Whats On Calendar Diary; Ideas for Things To Do including Day Trips as well as walking and hiking routes; Legal Advice, Financial Advice, Relocation Advice and general information for expatriates including about Swiss Cantons, Tax and Finance.
The site also has info about Basel Curry Club; Professional Womens Group; Anglican Church; Basel Rugby Club; British Circle; The Semi-circle theatre group; Basel Childbirth Trust; and not least, a range of international recipes for expatriates of many nationalities including Swiss, Indian, USA, British, Italian, Jewish, Mexican, Welsh and many more.
Local communities (Gemeinde) of Allschwil, Binningen, Arlesheim, Pfeffingen, Riehen, Reinach, Aesch, Oberwil, Therwil, Bottmingen, Bettingen, and quarters of Basel such as Klein Basel, the Gundeli, Gellert, Brausebad, and Altstadt are particularly well catered for.
www.baselexpats.com   (168 words)

  
 Cheap Flights to Basel, Switzerland - TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor's Tourism page has the web's best articles on Basel travel.
Our Basel hotels page presents hotels ranked by popularity - read traveler reviews and guidebooks.
Visit our Basel forum page to ask questions and get advice about Basel travel.
www.tripadvisor.com /Flights-g188049-Basel-Cheap_Discount_Airfares.html   (371 words)

  
 University Library Basel, Switzerland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
University of Basel, Switzerland and the public in the region of Basel and its Swiss, German and French neighborhood.
The Web Opac Catalog is a union catalog of almost 3 million titles in libraries of the Swiss universities at Basel and Bern.
It forms part of IDS, a consortium of all university libraries in German speaking Switzerland.
www.ub.unibas.ch /indexeng.htm   (145 words)

  
 Discount Hotel Rooms in Basel, Switzerland at Orbitz
The Hotel Basel is ideally located just one...
Historic hotel in the old part of Basel.
Please note: pick-up and drop-off are at the same location.
www.orbitz.com /hotel-info/FRCH/C5575-1.html   (213 words)

  
 Condensed Matter Theory - Daniel Loss
In 1996 he returned to Switzerland to become full Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Basel.
Loss is director of the Basel Center for Quantum Computing and Quantum Coherence (QC2), and co-director (2006) of the Swiss National Center of Competence and Research (NCCR) in Nanoscale Science at the University of Basel.
He received several prestigious fellowships, is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, and has been awarded the Humboldt Research Prize in 2005.
theorie5.physik.unibas.ch /loss   (14594 words)

  
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 Hilton Basel: Read Reviews, Compare Features & Prices
Located within walking distance of the city airport terminal and railway station, the 214-room Hilton Basel offers a wide selection of business and leisure facilities: The Executive Floor with its city-overviewing Clubroom, the Health Club with an indoor swimming pool, sauna, steam bath and solarium.
Local attractions include the Black Forest, Three-Country Corner and Basel Zoo.
A ballroom, along with a number of smaller conference rooms offering the Hilton Meetings concept, are available.
www.nextag.com /goto.jsp?product=59111654&p=169   (249 words)

  
 Hotel Detail
Rates will be based on single or double occupancy.
This property is located in the heart of the city and is adjacent to the Messe Basel fairgrounds and exhibition center.
Local attractions include Basel Zoo, French Alsace Region, Old Town, and Black Forest.
travel.travelocity.com /hotel/TTDateLessDetail.do?propertyId=50822&...   (156 words)

  
 HappyCow- Vegetarian Restaurants Basel Switzerland Health Food Stores
HappyCow- Vegetarian Restaurants Basel Switzerland Health Food Stores
Please help us improve this Basel vegetarian dining guide:
- Add health food stores or vegetarian restaurants in Basel.
www.happycow.net /europe/switzerland/basel   (201 words)

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