Ich bin entspannt. - Basel Live
Ich bin entspannt. - Basel Live
Ich bin entspannt. - Basel Live
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A city with history<br />
Discover <strong>Basel</strong>!<br />
<strong>Basel</strong> can look back on over 2,000 years of history. And today, it is as<br />
present as ever. Its history is alive, offering an exhilarating contrast to the<br />
modernity in every corner of the city.<br />
Even before our era, the Celts settled in <strong>Basel</strong>. The strategic location drew<br />
the Romans to station their armies on the Münster Hill in 30 B.C. After<br />
this, events in the middle ages left their impression on the city, in<br />
particular that of the Church Council and the founding of Switzerland’s first<br />
university in 1460. In Erasmus of Rotterdam’s time, this city of humanists<br />
was a centre of book printing and paper production. The reformation then<br />
brought silk weaving and dying, which preceded the pharmaceutical and<br />
chemical companies.<br />
Today, this once fortified settlement is a centre for life sciences, as well as<br />
for the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, and also has important<br />
companies in the logistics, transport and financial field. Additionally, <strong>Basel</strong><br />
is the most important location for trade fairs and congresses in Switzerland,<br />
and, with its 200,000 inhabitants, one of the cities with the highest<br />
quality of life worldwide.<br />
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