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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). 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. The carnival of the city of Basel (Basler Fasnacht) is a major cultural event in the year. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basel   (1337 words)

Basel-City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The capital of the canton Basel-Stadt is the city of Basel. The city of Basel and the municipalities of Bettingen and Riehen form its territory. There are a number of multinationals in the city of Basel, attracting workers from both cantons of Basel and the areas across the border in France and Germany. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basel-City   (648 words)

Basel (city) - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Basel (city) Basel is one of the chief industrial and commercial centres in Switzerland, and is the only Swiss city with an important inland port; it is at the head of navigation on the Rhine, and it is a major transportation centre with European road, rail, and waterway links. Divided by the Rhine, the city consists of Greater Basel (south bank), which is the commercial and intellectual centre, and Lesser Basel, where industry is concentraeted. Commercial and industrial city, capital of Basel-Stadt demi-canton, Switzerland, situated on the Rhine at the point where the French, German, and Swiss borders meet; population (2003 est) 162,800, urban agglomeration 553,800. encyclopedia.farlex.com /Basel+(city)   (391 words)

USATODAY.com Basel is situated in northern Switzerland on the Rhine River, close to the borders with France and Germany, and is the country's second largest city and capital of the half-canton of Basel-Stadt. Basel is an important cultural center and a beautiful city, with one of the best-preserved Old Town's in Europe. The canton is comprised of the city of Basel and two adjoining communities and, according to figures from the Swiss Federal Statistics Office, has a total resident population of approximately 187,000 people. www.usatoday.com /marketplace/ibi/basel.htm   (705 words)

easyJet.com - Basel-Mulhouse Basel’s great variety in gastronomy is also worth mentioning: because of the city’s unique location in the Three Countries Corner, you can savour the finest of French cuisine, discover specialities from southern Baden and try out delicacies from all parts of the world. The city of Basel is situated in a bend of the river Rhine, where three countries meet: France, Germany, and Switzerland. Basel has the largest theatre complex for staging performances of all genres and is classified as a real city of music. www.easyjet.com /EN/Planning/Destination/bsl.html   (890 words)

Basel - Offizielles Portal - Up to date Three different city development exhibitions will be held in September in Basel."Basel North" the "Perceived projects for the port areas"and the "Day of the open apartment", are all sustainable city development projects, which are presented in different places in Basel. Christmas in Basel — from 22 November in the city center of Basel Basel is justly renowned for the attention it devotes towards its Advent celebrations: with a fabulously-decorated Old Town, the longest Christmas street in Europe, an atmospheric Christmas Market and many concerts and events for the old and young. www.basel.ch /?lang=en&ctool_page_id=00000035   (791 words)

Basel - Wikitravel Basel is a cosmopolitan city due to its university and its industry, and proximity to the borders of France and Germany. The Basel SBB station is south of the town center and the Basel Badischer Bahnhof (abbrev Basel Bad Bf) is to the north. Basel has a thriving café culture, and the streets of the old town are lined with outdoor seating in the summer. wikitravel.org /en/Basel   (3782 words)

Basel on Encyclopedia.com Although expelled from the city, the bishops continued to rule the bishopric of Basel (including Porrentruy and Delémont, which in 1815 became part of Bern canton). Basel is a major economic center and the chief rail junction and river port of Switzerland. Among the city's noted structures are the cathedral (consecrated 1019), in which Erasmus is buried; the medieval gates; several guild houses; the 16th-century town hall; the Kunstmuseum with a valuable collection of Holbein's works; and the Fondation Beyeler, a modern-art museum designed by Renzo Piano. www.encyclopedia.com /html/B/Basel.asp   (931 words)

Arrivals to Basel Switzerland The airport – cringingly dubbed EuroAirport – is actually in French territory 5km north of the city, shared between Basel (Switzerland), Mulhouse (France) and Freiburg (Germany). 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. 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)

Restaurants in Basel-City Switzerland Restaurant Reviews Born in 1946 in Basel city (Switzerland), Martin Lienhard teaches Spanish-American literature, Bazilian and Portuguese-African literature. Expatriates from Basel City returned the highest percentage of yes votes with 79.6 per cent... Basel Restaurants - Guide to restaurants, bars and hotels in and around the two cantons of Basel from the professionals' association. www.diningguide411.com /restaurants/Switzerland/Basel-City   (107 words)

Basel - Offizielles Portal - City Marketing Basel On a long-term basis, the City Marketing is already now engaged in preparations for the organisation of the European Football Championship in 2008, during which Basel will be one of the main sites of the host country Switzerland. In the sense of a superordinate image campaign, the communication activities of the City Marketing naturally also address tourists, however, the Basel Tourism Board is responsible for all tourist marketing activities. In cooperation with major employers in Basel, it offers information about Basel and provides advisory services whose aim is to give a positive impetus to the newcomer's decision on where to settle. www.basel.ch /?lang=en&ctool_page_id=00000035   (684 words)

Basel-Stadt --  Encyclopædia Britannica French Bâle-ville, Halbkanton (“demicanton”), northern Switzerland, consisting of the city of Basel (q.v. Halbkanton (“demicanton”), northern Switzerland, consisting of the city of Basel (q.v.) and two small villages north of the Rhine. Jakob (1654–1705), a professor of mathematics at the University of Basel, is best known for his work on the theory of probability and his principles of the calculus of variation. www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9013591   (784 words)

Swiss Genealogy : Cantons Basel District and Basel City The capital of Baselland (Basel District or Basel Country) is Liestal, the one of Basel-Stadt (Basel City) is Basel itself. The Canton Basel-Stadt (Basel City) is also known as Baselstadt. When posting, please, keep in mind that only topics related to Basel should be placed here; for topics related to other regions, please, change to the corresponding canton or to the forum for Switzerland in general (dialogue in German or French). www.eye.ch /swissgen/kant/baallg-e.htm   (773 words)

Basel.html Even though the present seismicity in the Basel area is low, strong earthquakes have to be expected due to the city's geographical location close to the northern boundary of the African-European convergence zone, at the southern end of the Rhinegraben. There is some evidence from archeological excavations, that a destructive earthquake occurred in 250 AC, and destroyed the Roman city Augusta Raurica, which was located about 10 km east of Basel. Historical documents report that this earthquake almost completely destroyed the city of Basel, and that nearly all medieval fortified castles collapsed within a 30 km radius of Basel (for a review, see Mayer-Rosa and Cadiot, 1979). www.seismo.ethz.ch /hazard/risk/Basel.html   (1158 words)

Visiting the city of Basel Switzerland The Rhine describes an elegant right-angled curve through the centre of Basel, flowing from east to north and dividing the city in two. On the north/east bank of the Rhine is down-to-earth Kleinbasel (Lesser Basel), more residential and less weightily historical than its neighbour, with some laidback nightlife and the German train station near the giant Messe conference centre some 500m east of Kleinbasel’s central Claraplatz. The international border with France is on the west bank of the Rhine, about 2km north of the city centre; that with Germany is on the east bank, about 3km north. switzerland.isyours.com /e/guide/basel/city.html   (317 words)

Earthquake Scenarios for the City of Basel The method is applied to the city of Basel, an area with a high density of population and industry, also famous for its earthquake history. From archeological excavations, there is also evidence that an earthquake destroyed in 250 A.D. the Roman city Augusta Raurica, located about 10 km east of Basel. A clear effect of the local soil conditions are a significant damage increase in the north-western part of the city, which is not present in the full scenario due to a high percentage of buildings of vulnerability class C and D. Figure 4 www.seismo.ethz.ch /hazard/risk/scenarrio.html   (1337 words)

Council of Basel 1431-45 A.D. First, that the same sacred synod of Basel, by the decrees and ordinances of the sacred general councils of Constance and of Siena, and by the action of apostolic authority, was and is duly and legitimately begun and assembled in this place of Basel. In this city, during more than three months, he held several congregations with prelates and others who had arrived in the city for the said general council, and he had discussions about the establishment and holding of the council. All agree that the sessions held at Basel after the 25th session until the final one on 25 April 1449 cannot be regarded as sessions of an ecumenical council. www.piar.hu /councils/ecum17.htm   (13389 words)

The Basel Mission The City of Basel was very close to the borders of Germany and France. Though the Basel Mission is best known in India for the Industries connected with it and through the Industrial department has in the course of time become an integral part of it. The German Missionary Society (subsequently became the Basel Evangelical Missionary Society) came into being as a result of a pledge taken by few dedicated Christians at Basel in the face of a military threat. www.geocities.com /Athens/2960/basel.htm   (2175 words)

Open Directory - Regional: Europe: Switzerland: Cantons: Basel-City Basel - Official Cantonal website with interactive street map, webcams, virtual city tour, 3D guide, information about tourism, culture, education, recycling dates, city administration and the economy. Basel Institute for Clinical Epidemiology - Advancing knowledge in evaluative sciences related to health and health care through interdisciplinary research. Museum Jean Tinguely Basel - Dedicated to the life and work of the Swiss artist Jean Tinguely with exhibits spanning three decades of the artist's life. dmoz.org /Regional/Europe/Switzerland/Cantons/Basel-City   (380 words)

6.5 Wind tunnel modelling of urban turbulence and dispersion over the City of Basel (Switzerland) within the BUBBLE project (2004 - 5URBAN) 6.5 Wind tunnel modelling of urban turbulence and dispersion over the City of Basel (Switzerland) within the BUBBLE project (2004 - 5URBAN) Wind tunnel modelling of urban turbulence and dispersion over the City of Basel (Switzerland) within the BUBBLE project The wind tunnel model of Basel (scale 1:300) is based on a digital model of Basel and covers full scale roughly 2.4km x 1.2km of urban roughness including more than 3.000 building structures (mean building height approx. ams.confex.com /ams/AFAPURBBIO/techprogram/paper_79903.htm   (481 words)

Cantons: Basel City, pharma industry and nanotechnology hotspot Cantons: Basel City, pharma industry and nanotechnology hotspot Basel hosts a number of respected universities and numerous research institutes and colleges. The nanotechnology research team at the University of Basel is world-renowned. www.swissworld.org /dvd_rom/eng/innovation_2003/content/cantons/basel.html   (103 words)

OH! The Places You'll Go!: Basel - City of Museums They have so many museums here that their only city guide is "Guide to Museums - Basel". The Places You'll Go!: Basel - City of Museums We expected the city, or at least even the museums, to be forefronts of contemporary architecture. www.jayjun.com /2005/06/basel-city-of-museums.html   (353 words)

Basel - Traveler Reviews - marvelous city - TripAdvisor Basel - Traveler Reviews - marvelous city - TripAdvisor I was at the Hilton Basel on business and found it to be a great location, right next to the train station and 15 mins from the airport. I spent 5 weeks in Basel, and was very impressed with: the outstanding network of public transit. www.tripadvisor.com /ShowUserReviews-g188049-r1438552-Basel.html   (667 words)

Open Directory - Regional: Europe: Switzerland: Cantons: Basel-City: Travel and Tourism: Lodging Three Kings Hotel - Basel - The site includes a reservation inquiry form, rates, menu samples, a city map and the history of Basel's oldest hotel. Hotel Krafft - Basel - Information on the hotel and the restaurant, including an arrival map, a contact form and a guestbook. Basel Hotel Restaurant Guide - General information on hotels, restaurants and bars in Basel. dmoz.org /Regional/Europe/Switzerland/Cantons/Basel-City/Travel_and_Tourism/Lodging   (444 words)

Basel City - Hotels - compare prices, reviews and buy at NexTag - Price - Review Located within walking distance of the city airport terminal and railway station, the 214-room Hilton Basel offers a wide selection of... All Categories : Travel : Hotels : basel city Found 6 matches for basel city in Hotels www.nextag.com /goto.jsp?p=169&search=basel+city&node=2703100   (170 words)

Directory - Regional: Europe: Switzerland: Cantons: Basel-City: Travel and Tourism Virtual City Tour  · An interactive visual tour through the historic center of Basel. Basel Tourism Office  · cached · General information for tourists in Basel, hotel list, tours, excursions, event calendar, weekend offers. Messe Basel  · Information on Switzerland's largest fair and congress organisation, including service guide and fair calendar. www.incywincy.com /default?p=366929   (89 words)

Basel Expats - the website for expatriates in Basel and Switzerland 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. 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. 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. www.baselexpats.com   (168 words)

HDR sites photos album After the selection of a first adequate site in the city of Basel and the drilling of the necessary boreholes, the objective is to create a deep fractured reservoir and to build a pilot plant delivering electricity and heat. The modular concept of a Deep Heat Mining pilot plant is composed of one injection well and one production well. Private and public institutions support the activities of the project. www.dhm.ch /dhm.html   (188 words)

swisspolitics.org Islamic scarf issue comes to a head in Basel A young Muslim woman who is standing for election to the Basel City parliament on Sunday has sparked debate over the wearing of the Islamic headscarf in public life. Rita Schill of the party’s Basel City secretariat admits that the Christian Democrats could alienate voters through the choice of Koca. “I know some people aren’t very accepting of the headscarf, but we don’t want to lay down rules about what people in the new communities in Basel can wear. www.swisspolitics.org /en/news/index.php?page=story_inhalt&story_id=5288112   (589 words)

Basel Basel, the oldest university town in Switzerland, is a markedly open city. The Spalentor, one of Switzerland’s finest city gates, was constructed in the late 14th century in connection with the fortifications of the Spalenvorstadt. The emphasis of the “Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel” is on Upper Rheinish and Flemish paintings and drawing from 1400 to 1600 and on 19th and 20th century art. laikuan.faithweb.com /Switzerland/Basel.htm   (589 words)

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