The Upper Basel area is the eastern part of the half-canton Basel-Country in the Northwestern Switzerland. It includes the Ergolztal and its side valleys, i.e. the two Frenkentäler, the Diegter- and the Homburgertal. The area lies on the border of the Folded Jura and the Table Jura.
places
Other goals
background
language
The colloquial language is "Baselbieterdeutsch"; the written language is German.
getting there
Ergolztal and Homburgertal can be reached by rail. With InterRegios (express trains) you can travel from Lucerne, Bern and Basel to Liestal or Sissach, and there is also the S-Bahn line S3 Olten - Liestal - Basel - Laufen and the S9 Olten - Läufelfingen - Sisssach. The Waldenburgertal is opened up with the Waldenburgerbahn. The other villages can be reached by bus. The A2 motorway leads from the south through the Belchentunnel and through the Diegtertal to Basel. There is also the option of cycling over the North-South route to approach.
mobility
The Liestal regional bus runs in and around Liestal, other places can be easily reached by bus and train. Cyclists should bear in mind that the entire upper Basel area is very hilly.
Of Reigoldswil The only cable car in the Northwestern Switzerland region leads to the Waterfalls.
Tourist Attractions
- The town Liestal
- Augusta Raurica
- Pratteln Castle
- The historic salt drilling rigs in Pratteln
activities
summer
- hike
- Climb
- Rope parks
- Scooter descent. Scooter.
- cycle
- Solar bob. Summer toboggan run, the energy for pulling the bobs up is generated with photovoltaics
- Paragliding
winter
- Snowshoeing
- Cross-country skiing
- Skiing (small range of ski lifts, mostly only possible on a few days a year)
