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About Basel

Basel, also known as Basle, is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine. Basel is Switzerland's third-most-populous city (after Zürich and Geneva), with 177,595 inhabitants within the city municipality limits. The official language of Basel is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, and the main spoken language is the local Basel German dialect.

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There are 735+ hotels available in Basel. Prices start at SFr 53 per night.

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It is currently 8:37 PM in Basel. Basel uses W. Europe Standard Time and also supports W. Europe Daylight Time.