Public library of the University of Basel, Collections
Public library of the University of Basel, Collections, Academic library in Basel, Switzerland
The University Library Basel maintains more than eight million items including print materials, manuscripts, maps, diagrams, and pictorial documents across its main building and satellite locations.
Established in 1471, the University Library Basel started its systematic catalogue compilation in 1559, marking the beginning of organized academic information management in Switzerland.
The library holds 1,750 medieval manuscripts and numerous documents from the Council of Basel period between 1431 and 1487, preserving significant intellectual heritage.
The main reading room contains 210 working stations and provides access to extensive digital resources, serving students, researchers, and the public aged 14 and older.
The institution maintains the second-largest collection of Friedrich Nietzsche research materials globally, surpassed only by the archives in Weimar, Germany.
Location: Basel
Location: Basel-Stadt
Address: Schönbeinstrasse 18-20, 4056 Basel
Email: info-ub@unibas.ch
Website: http://ub.unibas.ch
GPS coordinates: 47.55940,7.58120
Latest update: March 10, 2025 05:46
Gate of Spalen
145 m
Holsteinerhof
194 m
Bernoullianum
128 m
University of Basel Botanical Garden
95 m
Markgräflerhof
224 m
Wildt’sche Haus
152 m
Skulpturhalle Basel
181 m
Basel University Library
50 m
Hebel-Denkmal
259 m
Archives of Mission 21
190 m
Basel University Library (building)
45 m
Haus zur neuen Offenburger Kapelle
259 m
Manuscript and music collection of the Basel University Library
27 m
University, college building (1939, Rohn)
223 m
Alumneum (Studentenwohnheim)
159 m
Zum Grabeneck house
236 m
Mues house
250 m
Grabeneck-Brunnen
229 m
Botanical Institute (1896)
73 m
House Stachelschützen
120 m
Brunschwiler House
160 m
Mansion
126 m
Gyrengarten
191 m
Faeschsches Fideikommisshaus
194 m
Biotop-Fountain
236 m
Holsteinerhof-Fountain
210 m
Luginsland-Fountain
147 m
Nietzsche-Fountain
226 mReviews
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