Old town of Kleinbasel

Altstadt (Kleinbasel) ; district of Basel
Coordinates	611 602 / 267 864 coordinates: 47 ° 33 '41 " N , 7 ° 35' 34" O ; CH1903: 611 602 / 267864
surface	0.24 km²
Residents	2445 (December 31, 2018)
Population density	10'188 inhabitants / km²
BFS no.	2701-012
Post Code	4058

The old town of Kleinbasel describes the part of the old town on the right bank of the Rhine in the Swiss city of Basel . Together with the Grossbasel part , it forms the historical center of the city and borders in the north on the Matthäus district (Klingentalgraben) (Riehenstrasse), in the northeast on the Clara district (Klybeckstrasse, Claragraben), in the south on the Rhine and in the east on the district Wettstein (Claragraben, Wettsteinstrasse).

On the Kleinbasel side are the popular riverside squares on the banks of the Rhine and the former Klingentalkloster with the Kleines Klingental Museum . The two quarters are connected by the Mittlere Brücke and a Rhine ferry .

Residential districts

The old town of Kleinbasel is divided into two residential areas:

Kleinbasel with the Klingental on the left around 1800

Klingental (Claraplatz, barracks)
Theodor (Rheingasse, Theodorskirche)

Buildings and landmarks

Web links

Statistical Office of the Canton of Basel-Stadt - Portrait of the old town of Kleinbasel