Basel-St. Johann

St. Johann ; quarter of Basel
Coordinates	610 241 / 268 943 coordinates: 47 ° 34 '16 " N , 7 ° 34' 29" O ; CH1903: 610,241 / two hundred sixty-eight thousand nine hundred forty-three
surface	2.24 km²
Residents	18,684 (December 31, 2018)
Population density	8341 inhabitants / km²
BFS no.	2701-011
Post Code	4056

St. Johann (emphasis on the last syllable [ saŋgt jɔˈhanː ], called Santihans in Basel German ) is a district of the Swiss city of Basel . It is located in the heavily industrialized north of the city. The Rhine port of St. Johann and the municipal waste incineration were located there. The quarter has a high proportion of foreign residents and is one of the social hot spots in Basel. The proximity to the Rhine and the city nevertheless enable a high quality of life.

The St. Johann district borders France in the north, the Rhine in the east, the Basel-Vorstädte , St. Johanns-Park and Am Ring (St. Johanns-Ring) districts in the south and the Iselin district (Burgfelderstrasse ) in the west ).

The St. Johanns-Quartier owes its name to the Order of St. John, who had had a branch here since 1206 (a «coming»). Today nothing can be found of the branch of the order.

Historical aerial photo from 400 m by Walter Mittelholzer from 1919

Residential districts

St. Johann is divided into five residential districts:

Kannenfeld (Kannenfeldstrasse, Antoniuskirche)
Friedmattviertel (Kannenfeldpark, Burgfelderhof, Schachhof)
Lysbüchel (St. Johann train station, Voltamatte, Novartis Campus)
Landskron (Davidsboden, Voltahalle)
Pestalozzi (Hebelplatz, St. Johanns Park)

Buildings and landmarks

gallery

Entrance to the Novartis Campus
Kannenfeldpark
Dreirosenbrücke with a view of Kleinbasel
Historical view of the St. Johann industrial quarter

literature

Rolf d'Aujourd'hui: New excavations at the old gas factory. Archaeological studies in the Celtic Basel and their significance for the early city history. In: Basler Stadtbuch 1976. pp. 199–214.

Hans Adolf Vögelin: The St. Johann quarter. In: Basler Stadtbuch 1983. pp. 177–187.

Hansueli Etter: The outer St. Johann-Gottesacker in Basel: a hospital cemetery of the 19th century. In: Basler Stadtbuch 1990. pp. 200–208.

Victor Weber: The St. Johanns Park - a multicultural biotope. In: Basler Stadtbuch 1992. pp. 95-100.

Philippe Cabane: Is Basel's north at a turning point? Developments in Basel North. In: Basler Stadtbuch 2005. pp. 225–229.

Kamil Majchrzak: Globalization in pocket size. Instead of becoming a trendy quarter, the St. Johann residential area is becoming a split social space. In: Basler Stadtbuch 2007. pp. 196–197.

Dominique Spirgi: The Celtic treasure between the demolition pears - rescue excavations in the dissolved Rhine port of St. Johann with sensational finds. In: Basler Stadtbuch 2010. pp. 185–187.

Web links

Commons : Basel-St. Johann - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

District portrait St. Johann Statistical Office of the Canton of Basel-Stadt

Individual evidence

↑ altbasel.ch
↑ Construction and Transport Department of the Canton of Basel-Stadt: St. Johanns-Park. Retrieved May 25, 2017 .
^ Anne Nagel, Bernard Jaggi: The Ackermannshof in Basel. (Swiss Art Guide, No. 920, Series 92). Ed. Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 2012, ISBN 978-3-03797-067-6 .

[1] tbasel.ch

[2] Construction and Transport Department of the Canton of Basel-Stadt: St. Johanns-Park. Retrieved May 25, 2017 .

[3] Anne Nagel, Bernard Jaggi: The Ackermannshof in Basel. (Swiss Art Guide, No. 920, Series 92). Ed. Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 2012, ISBN 978-3-03797-067-6 .