Basel
Basel is a regional capital in Switzerland with a population of about 177,595.
SwitzerlandCity🏆 #3 most populated in Switzerland🕐 Europe/Zurich
Basel, also known as Basle, is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine. Basel is Switzerland's third most populous city, with 177,595 inhabitants within the city municipality limits.
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About Basel
| Country | Switzerland |
| Continent | Europe |
| Explore | BS |
| Population | 177,595 |
| Local currency | CHF |
| Coordinates | 47.5584, 7.5733 |
| Time zone | Europe/Zurich |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | City |
| Distance to the capital | 69 km · Bern |
| Population (Switzerland) | #3 most populated in Switzerland |
| Where on Earth | 47°33′30″N · 7°34′24″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 5,294 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 4,725 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Seattle (United States) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -47.56, -172.43 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Paris | 413 km |
| London | 708 km |
| Moscow | 2,241 km |
| Cairo | 2,807 km |
| Dubai | 4,838 km |
| New York | 6,249 km |
📍 What to see nearby
CTR Chicken
restaurant
Kompostplatz Sevogelstrasse
recycling
Arithas Shop-Kiosk
kiosk
Eigenhof
farm
Dülliger Bänkli
bench
Trotte
museum
Eyüp-Sultan-Moschee
place of worship
Belvédère du Grand Marais - no 3
bird hide
Ultraschallpraxis Freie Strasse
doctors
Rapa o Tacho
bakery
Urologie Praxis am Bethesda Spital
doctors
Basiliskenbrunnen
drinking water