Canton of Basel

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

Canton of Basel
Kanton Basel
Canton of the Old Swiss Confederacy, of the Helvetic Republic and of Restoration Switzerland
1501–1833
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The canton of Basel, shown within the northern part of the Helvetic Republic, as at 1802; the canton of Fricktal (adjacent) joined the Aargau later that year.
CapitalBasel
History 
1501
15 May 1648
1792–1793
1798–1802
 Partition into half-cantons
16 August 1833
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Bishopric of Basel
Basel-City
Basel-Country
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