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Basel
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City Statistics

Basel

Sailboat on the Rhine, Basel © 123rf.com
Most Popular Hotels in Basel:
Hammerstrasse 46, 4058
Messeplatz, 25, CH-4005
Schönaustrasse 10, CH-4058
Steinengraben 69, 4051
 
 




Location

Canton of Basel Stadt, northwest Switzerland.

Dialling code

41.

Population

165,529 (2007).

Time zone

GMT (GMT + 1 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October).

Electricity

230 volts AC, 50Hz; round three-pin plugs are standard.

Average January temperatures

0°C (32°F).

Average July temperatures

18°C (64.5°F).

Annual rainfall

791mm (31 inches).

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