Basel Switzerland

Basel Switzerland
January 2009
Basel is Switzerland's third most populous city (166,209 inhabitants (2008)). With 731,000 inhabitants in the tri-national metropolitan area (as of 2004), Basel is Switzerland's third-largest urban area.
Located in northwest 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-Württemberg 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). With its world-class museums, outdoor sculptures, theaters, concert halls, idyllic medieval old town and new buildings by leading architects, Basel ranks as a culture capital, and that cultural richness helps put it on the agenda for art lovers from all over the globe.
A panoramic view of Basel, looking North from the Münster tower 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.
Basel Bahnhof SBB, self proclaimed "worlds first international train station."
Basel Rathaus.

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[ThorgalsWalhalla]

@irtgu8tg typische Basler ausdrücke:

Hei no mol = au weia

Läggerli = Basler Kekse

Waggis = Mann mit Maske an der "Fasnacht" (Carneval)

[irtgu8tg]

wie klingst dort der Dialekt???