Basel-Landschaft, Canton with districts in Northwestern Switzerland.
Basel-Landschaft is a half-canton in northwestern Switzerland that spreads over wooded hills and cultivated valleys. The territory includes five districts with Liestal as the main town, and several localities sit near the border with France and Germany.
The canton came into being in 1833 when rural communities separated from the city of Basel and formed their own administration. This division allowed villages to represent their interests in agriculture and crafts independently.
The name Basel-Landschaft refers to the countryside surrounding the city of Basel, and even today farms and villages shape the landscape of many valleys. Local markets sell cherry products and regional cheese that visitors can taste and take home with them.
Regional trains and buses link the individual districts to each other, and travelers can reach most places comfortably by rail. Hiking trails and cycling routes run through the hilly landscape and provide access to smaller villages away from the main lines.
In Laufental, the southernmost district, residents speak a French-influenced dialect that differs noticeably from the rest of Basel German. This area only joined Basel-Landschaft from the canton of Bern in 1994 and brought its own linguistic coloring with it.
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Goetheanum
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Basel Minster
16.1 km
Basel SBB railway station
15.6 km
Feldschlösschen
9.5 km
Kunstmuseum Basel
15.8 km
Augusta Raurica
8.2 km
Basel Zoo
16.3 km
Holzbrücke Bad Säckingen
17.7 km
Mittlere Brücke
16.5 km
St.-Anna-Loch
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Benedictine abbey of Mariastein
19.9 km
Museum Tinguely
15.2 km
Basel Town Hall
16.5 km
Theater Basel
16 km
BIS Tower
15.5 km
Building Feldschlösschen brewery with pub and factory owner's villa
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Haas Type Foundry
12.4 km
St. Jakob Stadium
13.4 km
Passwang Pass
13.7 km
Markthalle Basel
15.9 km
Carnival Fountain
16 km
Hotel Les Trois Rois
16.7 km
Gate of Spalen
16.9 km
Elisabethenkirche
15.9 km
Belchenflue
11.9 km
Walls of Basel
16.5 km
Fridolinsmünster
17.7 km
Jewish Museum of Switzerland.
16.6 km
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