What Country Was Basel In?
Basel (Basel-Stadt, Switzerland) lies within 13 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Holy Roman Empire, from 1000 to 1491. The earliest state recorded here is Roman Empire (1 BC).
Who ruled Basel?
| Period (by border map) | Ruled by |
|---|---|
| 500 BC – 401 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 400 BC – 324 BC | Hallstatt culture |
| 323 BC – 2 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 1 BC – AD 299 | Roman Empire |
| AD 300 – AD 399 | Rome (Constantinus) |
| AD 400 – AD 499 | Western Roman Empire |
| AD 500 – AD 599 | Franks |
| AD 600 – AD 799 | Frankish Kingdom |
| AD 800 – AD 999 | Carolingian Empire |
| 1000 – 1491 | Holy Roman Empire |
| 1492 – 1799 | Swiss Confederation |
| 1800 – 1814 | Helvetic Republic |
| 1815 – 1879 | Baden |
| 1880 – 1899 | Germany |
| 1900 – 1919 | Switzerland |
| 1920 – 1944 | Germany |
| 1945 – 1959 | France |
| 1960 – 1993 | West Germany |
| 1994 – today | Germany |
BaselHistoric cities nearby
- Strasbourg · about 110 km
- Geneva · about 190 km
- Trier · about 250 km
- Milan · about 270 km
Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.
Famous people from the region
| Lived | Person | |
|---|---|---|
| c. 1412 – 1431 | Joan of Arc | French national heroine |
| 1712 – 1778 | Jean-Jacques Rousseau | Philosopher |
| 1802 – 1885 | Victor Hugo | Writer |
| 1879 – 1955 | Albert Einstein | Physicist |
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.