Basel

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Basel
byJacob Dahl
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This is the flag of Basel city
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history

• Basel, Switzerland.
• The history goes back at least as far as the days
  of the Romen Empire settlement of Augusta Raurica
  but even older settlements have been discovered
  recently that are dated older than the Roman
  castle.
• The city's position on the Rhine River Makes it
  important. For Many centuries Basel had the only
  bridge over the river "between Lake Constace and
  the sea".

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Map of Basel Switzerland
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About Basel
Basel is between the three Countries of Germany,
France and Switzerland, The city has roughly
190,000 people and a 2000 year history. It is
located on the bend of the Rhine River and
borders with France and Germany. The city has a
unique range of culture and art, and has one of
Europe's most attractive and best-preserved Old
Towns.
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Basel's Tourists
Basel has lots of tourism. They even have a
Tourism Association that tries to get people to
come on vacation there and in other areas near
Basel. The Tourism Association works with the
public authorities, hotels, restaurants, museums
and other groups. The association was founded in
1890 under the name Verkehrsverein Basel.
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Basel's top sporting events
One of the biggest sporting events in Basel
is the ATP tennis tournament called the Davidoff
Swiss Indoors held in the St. Jakobshalle. All
kinds of sporting events take place throughout
the year. They range from basketball to
volleyball and there are popular football matches
in Basel too. Basel features a large soccer
stadium, a new ice hockey hall and a large sports
hall.
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Events and Culture
There are many events held in Basel. One is the
worlds fair called BASELWORLD , and another is
the art fair called ART Basel. Basel has all the
events a modern city has.More than a million
visitors are come here each year to the city near
the Rhine River. The carnival of the city of
Basel called BASLER FASNACHT is a major cultural
event. The carnival is one of the biggest in
Switzerland and it attracts large crowds every
year. The carnival starts at four in the morning
Morgestraich and lasts for 72 hours. It has
many different parades. Basel also has many
museums you can go to.
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Climate information
Hot and rainy in June July and August
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Were I got my Information from

• http//www.baseltourismus.ch/opencms/opencms/bstou
  r/english/
• http//www.unibas.ch/index.cfm?cache_use0
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basel
• http//www.about.ch/geography/climate/basel.html