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Basel (British English traditionally: Basle and more recently Basel, German: Basel, French: Bâle, Italian and Spanish: Basilea) is Switzerland's third most populous city (166,563 inhabitants (2004); 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).

Located in north-west 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 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).

The carnival of the city of Basel (Basler Fasnacht) is a major cultural event in the year. The carnival is one of the biggest in Switzerland and attracts large crowds every year, despite the fact that it starts at four in the morning (Morgestraich) and lasts for exactly 72 hours, taking in various parades.
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Sights and Things to do in Basel:
  • Architekturmuseum Basel
  • Antikenmuseum Basel
  • Tinguely museum
  • Historical Museum Basel
  • Kunstmuseum Basel Museum für Gegenwartskunst
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