Basel

Basel

Basel or Basle is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine, at the transition from the High Rhine to the Upper Rhine. Basel is Switzerland's third most populous city, with 177,595 inhabitants within the city municipality limits. Basel is commonly considered to be the cultural capital of Switzerland and the city's museums include the Kunstmuseum, which was the first collection of art accessible to the public in the world and the largest museum of art in Switzerland, the Fondation Beyeler, the Museum Tinguely and the Museum of Contemporary Art, which was the first public museum of contemporary art in Europe. Forty museums are spread throughout the canton, making Basel one of the largest cultural centres in relation to its size and population in Europe. It is the hometown of the Art Basel international art fair, showcasing modern and contemporary works from leading galleries and attracting top collectors, artists, and enthusiasts globally.

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• Entity:  Switzerland Municipality

• Wikidata description:  City On The Rhine In Switzerland
• Wikidata label:  Basel
• Wikidata aliases:  Basel, Basle, Basel Bs, Bâle

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