Bettingen
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| Canton | Basel-Stadt |
| District | n.a. |
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| Population | 1173 (December 2002) |
| Area | 2.23 km² |
| Elevation | 378 m |
| Postal code | 4126 |
| SFOS number | 2702 |
| Mayor | Willi Bertschmann-Unholz |
| Website | www.bettingen.ch |
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Bettingen is a municipality in the canton of Basel-City, Switzerland. There are 1173 people living in Bettingen.
Bettingen is split into two settlements. Dorf Bettingen is an Alemannic settlement, located in a small basin. Chrischonahöhe is the other settlement, located around a St. Chrischona pigrimage centre (established 1840) on one of the hills. As early as 1356 a church was built on the heights, dedicated to Saint Chrischona. Since 1925 there have been a hospital and retirement homes in the area.
A landmark for Bettingen, the Swisscom-Sendeturm St. Chrischona communications tower is located on the Chrischonahöhe.
[edit] External link
- Official website of Bettingen (German)
