The factory in the village of Riedholz (canton of Solothurn), a few five kilometres from the city of Solothurn, produced cellulose and paper from 1884 to 2016. The factory closed its doors in 2016. Since 2018, however, new life has awakened in Switzerland’s most prominent industrial wasteland. Since the opening of the Attisholz-Areal in 2018, … Read more » “The Attisholz-Areal”
The city of Basel lies on both banks of the Rhine. Until 1392 there were even two Basels: Kleinbasel on the right bank and Grossbasel on the left bank. Both Basels were cities in the Holy Roman Empire. Grossbasel was even a free imperial city (Reichsunmittelbarkeit). This status gave the city a high degree of autonomy, … Read more » “Kleinbasel and Grossbasel”
Angenstein Castle (Duggingen, Canton of Basel-Landschaft) was strategically important for the Prince-Bishop of Basel to control his territories in the Jura region (roughly the area of today’s Canton of Jura, the Birseck in Basel-Landschaft and French-speaking areas of Canton Bern). The site is located southwest of Basel in the Birs basin. Angenstein was inhabited in … Read more » “Angenstein Castle”
