Canton of Basel-Stadt

Summary

Canton of Basel-Stadt is a canton of Switzerland^[1]. It draws 1,095 Wikipedia views per month (canton_of_switzerland category, ranking #18 of 28).^[2]

Key Facts

• Canton of Basel-Stadt was a member of Assembly of European Regions^[3].
• Canton of Basel-Stadt is located in Switzerland^[4].
• Canton of Basel-Stadt is in the country of Switzerland^[5].
• Canton of Basel-Stadt's instance of is recorded as canton of Switzerland^[6].
• Canton of Basel-Stadt's instance of is recorded as city-state^[7].
• Canton of Basel-Stadt's instance of is recorded as federated state^[8].
• Canton of Basel-Stadt's instance of is recorded as half-canton^[9].
• Canton of Basel-Stadt's capital is recorded as Basel^[10].
• Canton of Basel-Stadt's official language is recorded as German^[11].
• Canton of Basel-Stadt's shares border with is recorded as Canton of Basel-Landschaft^[12].
• Canton of Basel-Stadt's shares border with is recorded as Baden-Württemberg^[13].
• Canton of Basel-Stadt's shares border with is recorded as Haut-Rhin^[14].
• Canton of Basel-Stadt's shares border with is recorded as Alsace^[15].
• Basel is named after Canton of Basel-Stadt^[16].
• Canton of Basel-Stadt's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Basel^[17].
• Canton of Basel-Stadt's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bettingen^[18].
• Canton of Basel-Stadt's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Riehen^[19].
• Canton of Basel-Stadt's legislative body is recorded as Grand Council of Basel-Stadt^[20].
• Canton of Basel-Stadt's coat of arms is recorded as Fahne und Wappen des Kantons basel^[21].
• Canton of Basel-Stadt is part of North West Switzerland^[22].
• Canton of Basel-Stadt is part of Northwestern Switzerland^[23].
• Canton of Basel-Stadt's Commons category is recorded as Canton of Basel-Stadt^[24].
• Canton of Basel-Stadt's licence plate code is recorded as BS^[25].
• Canton of Basel-Stadt's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[26].
• Canton of Basel-Stadt's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[27].

Body

Founding

1833 marks the founding of Canton of Basel-Stadt^[28].

Identity

Part of include North West Switzerland^[22], a greater region of Switzerland^[29], in Switzerland^[30] and Northwestern Switzerland^[23], a region^[31], in Switzerland^[32].

Why It Matters

Canton of Basel-Stadt draws 1,095 Wikipedia views per month (canton_of_switzerland category, ranking #18 of 28).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]