Basel Bachletten

Bachletten ; district of Basel
Coordinates	609869 / 266 502 coordinates: 47 ° 32 '57 " N , 7 ° 34' 11" O ; CH1903: 609869 / 266,502
surface	1.51 km²
Residents	13'545 (31 December 2018)
Population density	8970 inhabitants / km²
BFS no.	2701-008
Post Code	4054

Bachletten is a district of Basel . It is located on the southwestern edge of the city and borders the Gotthelfquartier in the north (Wanderstrasse, Weiherweg) and in the northeast with the Quartier Am Ring (Steinenring, Viaduktstrasse ). In the east, the Birsig separates the quarter from Gundeldingen . To the west lies the community Allschwil , in the south Binningen (both Basel-Country ).

The Basel Zoo and the Schützenmatte are located in the Bachletten district . The playful name Bläächdalbe or Alumyyniumdalbe ( "sheet-St. Alban", "aluminum-St. Alban"), which for the Am Ring-Quartier applies, refers to the slightly less "noble" population compared with the Dalbe , the wealthy old Basel families in the St. Alban-Quartier (especially Gellert ), although from a socio-economic perspective the quarter is still one of the more upscale parts of the city.

The name "Bachletten" comes from the Bachlettenstrasse. With " Latvians " is clay-like soil is that at Birsig and on Rümelin Bach , often found, both the Bachletten-quarters by flowing rivers.