St. Margarethen, Hill and recreational area in northwestern Basel, Switzerland.
St. Margarethen spans across a 500-meter wide spur of the Bruderholz plateau, featuring parks, sports facilities, and natural spaces at 320 meters elevation.
The land has belonged to Basel-Stadt since 1894, with the Margarethenpark established in 1823 as an English garden including a country house by Karl Burckhardt-Thurneysen.
The site connects to a local narrative about three sisters who each constructed churches on different hills around Basel, maintaining visual connections between them.
The location houses various recreational facilities, including an ice rink, the Sonnenbad bathing facility, and winter sledding opportunities on the Margretehügel.
The St. Margarethen Observatory stands in the eastern section, while the former convent church occupies the northwestern tip at 310 meters above sea level.
Location: Basel-Stadt
Location: Basel-Landschaft
GPS coordinates: 47.54260,7.58072
Latest update: March 10, 2025 07:20
Basel SBB railway station
855 m
Basel Zoo
547 m
Markthalle Basel
887 m
Meret Oppenheim Hochhaus
642 m
Market hall
905 m
Schloss Binningen
798 m
Schlösschen Gundeldingen
904 m
Viaduktstrasse
811 m
Reformed Church St. Margarethen
109 m
Peter-Merian-Brücke
993 m
St. Margarethen observatory
270 m
Dorenbachviadukt
240 m
Local museum Binningen
613 m
Karl Barth-Archiv
1 km
Holy Cross Catholic Church
461 m
Landhaus im St. Margarethenpark
102 m
Monteverdi automobile museum
927 m
Hallenbad Rialto (1934, Bercher und Tamm)
857 m
Mansion Grossgundeldingen
631 m
Imhof House
759 m
Anterior Gundeldingen
650 m
Gundeldinger school house
467 m
Burckhardt machine factory
964 m
Holeeschlösschen
782 m
St. Margarethen Estate
115 m
Former School House
682 m
Ehemaliges Hôtel de l'Univers
873 m
Residential house
745 mReviews
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