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Biel-Benken Destination Guide

Explore Biel-Benken in Switzerland

Biel-Benken in the region of Bâle Campagne is a town in Switzerland - some 39 mi or ( 63 km ) North of Berne , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Biel-Benken

Current time in Biel-Benken is now 08:48 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Zurich " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zurich, Therwil, Berne, Basel, and Brussels. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zurich . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Biel-Benken ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing Live On The Night 1992

12:50 min by DireStraitsDrummer95
Views: 132573 Rating: 4.95

I couldn't find this anywhere on here, so i thought i`ll just upload it myself. So here ya go :D The start of Your Latest Trick at the end was not cut out because i just had to show Alan spinning on h ..

Basel Tram Challenge

4:18 min by Soup Dragon
Views: 2581 Rating: 4.40

My attempt to visit all the tram stops in Basel on a rainy saturday morning in September 2008. Unfortunately I ran out of time and didn't visit all stations but did manage to visit 104 out of 182 tram ..


Masato Hatanaka music composed for INFINITY CITIZEN × W0W

3:55 min by MasatoHatanaka
Views: 2561 Rating: 4.79

Masato Hatanaka music composed for "INFINITY" CITIZEN× W0W in BASELWORLD 2009. --- スイスで開催された [BASELWORLD 2009] で発表された"INFINITY" CITIZEN×W0W。 そのための楽曲を担当しました。 秒針の速度を基本にして、東京のエネルギーと移りゆく時間の流れ、そしてECO DRIVE ..

Zeitraffer Wolken

1:54 min by cedricsuetterlin
Views: 2230 Rating: 5.00

Zeitraffer von Wolken am 17. Juni 2007 in Allschwil. Das Video wurde aus insgesamt 2850 Bildern erstellt. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Château de Landskron

For the Pomeranian castle, see Veste Landskron. The Château de Landskron is situated in the southern part of Alsace, in the east of France, a few footsteps away from Switzerland, in the commune of Leymen. The village situated at the north of the ruin, Leymen, in the département of Haut-Rhin, lies in France while Flüh, at the south east foot of the ruin, is in Switzerland. The castle was built before 1297. Several disputes concerning the ownership have been reported.

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Located at 47.49 7.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Castles in Alsace, Haut-Rhin, Official historical monuments of France, Ruins in Alsace

Mariastein Abbey

Mariastein Abbey (Kloster Mariastein) is a Benedictine monastery in Metzerlen-Mariastein in the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. Mariastein, after Einsiedeln, is the second most important place of pilgrimage in Switzerland. Over the Chapel of Grace ("Gnadenkapelle") now stands a late Gothic three-aisled basilica. The interior is Baroque and the entrance facade classicist.

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Located at 47.48 7.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 1648 establishments, Benedictine monasteries in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in the canton of Solothurn, Christian monasteries established in the 17th century, Religious organizations established in the 1640s

Canton of Basel

Basel was a canton of Switzerland that was in existence between 1501 and 1833, when it was split into the two present-day 'half-cantons' of Basel-City and Basel-Country.

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Located at 47.55 7.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Cantons of the Helvetic Republic, Former cantons of Switzerland

1356 Basel earthquake

The Basel earthquake of 18 October 1356 is the most significant seismological event to have occurred in Central Europe in recorded history and may have had a Mw magnitude as strong as 7.1. The earthquake destroyed the town of Basel, Switzerland, sited near the southern end of the Upper Rhine Graben, and caused much destruction in a vast region extending into France and Germany.

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Located at 47.50 7.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 1356 disasters, 1356 in Europe, 14th century in Switzerland, 14th-century earthquakes, Earthquakes in Europe, Earthquakes in Germany, Earthquakes in Switzerland, History of Basel, Reinach, Basel-Landschaft

Basel SBB railway station

Basel SBB railway station (German: Bahnhof Basel SBB), also called RailCity Basel, is the central railway station in the city of Basel, Switzerland. Opened in 1854, and completely rebuilt in 1900–1907, it is Europe's busiest international border station. As its name suggests, Basel SBB is owned by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS). The other major railway station in Basel is Basel Badischer Bahnhof, which is on the opposite side of the Rhine from the city centre.

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Located at 47.55 7.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Basel, Cultural property of national significance in Basel-Stadt, France–Switzerland border crossings, Railway stations in Basel-Stadt, Railway stations opened in 1854, Swiss Federal Railways stations, Transport infrastructure completed in 1907