Canton of Basel
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The Canton of Basel was a historical Swiss canton centered on the city of Basel, known as a significant political and economic hub in the Old Swiss Confederacy.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kanton Baselland | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former Swiss canton ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ other Swiss cantons ⓘ |
| capital | Basel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | city of Basel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | black crozier on white field ⓘ |
| country |
Old Swiss Confederacy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| dissolvedInto |
Canton of Basel-Landschaft
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canton of Basel-Stadt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dividedInto |
Canton of Basel-Landschaft
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canton of Basel-Stadt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
banking
ⓘ
chemical and pharmaceutical precursors ⓘ crafts ⓘ textile industry ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| event | Basel split of 1833 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | canton government ⓘ |
| hasCity | Basel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstitution | University of Basel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | city of Basel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Prince-Bishopric of Basel (in part) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Upper Rhine region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Switzerland ⓘ |
| memberOf | Old Swiss Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Basel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Old Swiss Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | sovereign member of the Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ |
| religion |
Calvinism
ⓘ
Lutheranism ⓘ Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| role | major urban and commercial center of the Confederacy ⓘ |
| significantFor |
banking and finance
ⓘ
economic importance in the Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ political influence in the Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ printing and publishing ⓘ trade and commerce ⓘ university education ⓘ |
| symbol | Basel crosier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early modern period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ until 1833 ⓘ |
| todayPartlyCorrespondsTo |
Canton of Basel-Landschaft
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canton of Basel-Stadt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Alemannic German dialects ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kanton Baselland