Basel-Clara

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Clara
Quartier of Basel
Map of Clara
Coordinates 611 831  /  268 174 coordinates: 47 ° 33 '51 "  N , 7 ° 35' 45"  O ; CH1903:  611 831  /  two hundred sixty-eight thousand one hundred and seventy-four
surface 0.24 km²
Residents 4082 (December 31, 2018)
Population density 17,008 inhabitants / km²
BFS no. 2701-013
Post Code 4058

Clara ( called Gloore or Glaare in Basel German ) is a district of the Swiss city ​​of Basel . It is located east of the Kleinbasel city ​​center and borders in the north on the Matthäus district (Sperrstrasse), in the east on the Rosental district (Riehenring), in the south on the Wettstein district (Riehenstrasse) and in the west on the Kleinbasel old town (Klybeckstrasse, Claragraben).

With around 23.66 hectares, the Clara Quarter is the smallest district of Basel. It is named after the Clarakirche and the Claraplatz in front of it, which were part of the former St. Clara monastery there.

Residential districts

Clara is divided into two residential areas:

  • Claramatte (Klingentalstrasse, Hammerstrasse)
  • Clarahof (Clarahofweg, Hammerstrasse)

Buildings and landmarks

  • Clarakirche and former Clarakloster
  • Claramatte (Park)
  • Claraplatz opposite the Clarakirche, with buildings from the 1950s, green space and a cast-iron weather house
  • monumental wall painting «Fingerprint» by Jean-Pierre Zangger (1982) at the police station at Clarastrasse 38
The mural "Fingerprint" by Jean-Pierre Zangger, Clarastrasse 38 (near the police), Basel.

gallery

  • St. Clara's Church

  • Weather house on Claraplatz

  • Congress Center Basel

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