Bettingen
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For Bettingen in the district Bitburg-Prüm, see Bettingen, Rhineland-Palatinate.
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| Population | 1,173 (December 2002) | |||||||||
| - Density | 526 /km² (1,362 /sq.mi.) | |||||||||
| Area | 2.23 km² (0.9 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 378 m (1,240 ft) | |||||||||
| - Highest | 522.19 m - St. Chrischona | |||||||||
| Postal code | 4126 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 2702 | |||||||||
| Mayor | Willi Bertschmann-Unholz | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Grenzach-Wyhlen (DE-BW), Inzlingen (DE-BW), Riehen | |||||||||
| Twin towns | Safien (Switzerland) | |||||||||
| Website | www.bettingen.ch | |||||||||
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Bettingen is a municipality in the canton of Basel-City in 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 pilgrimage 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 links
- Official website of Bettingen (German)
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