A citizen of the Roman town of Augusta Raurica (today Augst/Kaiseraugst) would not have believed his ears in the third century AD: the sound of an organ in Basilia (present-day Basel), a hamlet of a few hundred inhabitants. Augusta Raurica and Basilia around 117 AD: Picture: Augusta Raurica Museum Augusta Raurica was about 10 km … Read more » “Roman organ in Basel”
The borders of cantons in Switzerland have the pattern of a patchwork. If, for example, you take a ride by car or bike south of Lac Morat/Murtensee, you find yourself alternately in the cantons of Vaud, Fribourg or Bern. Even in other regions, the boundaries of the cantons are often erratic. The origins of these … Read more » “The Enclaves of Switzerland”
The president of the Collectivité européenne d’Alsace (CeA), Frédéric Bierry, and president of the government of the Basel-Stadt canton, Beat Jans, signed a letter of intent last March to intensify cross-border cooperation and relations between the two regions. The agreement covers European policy, climate and energy, healthcare, urban development, infrastructure and mobility, bilingualism, and regional … Read more » “Upper Rhine Region Cooperation”
