Locations

Vordere and Hintere Teich A few metres behind the wall, the St. Albanteich divides into two branches, the Vordere and the Hintere Teich (front [...]

St. Alban Valley (Km 4.5) The former mill district in the St. Alban Valley (or Dalbeloch) lies on a narrow terrace between the Rhine [...]

Breite (Km 3.7) The name “Breite” is very common in Switzerland. It refers to expansive plains that were well suited for agricul-ture. It is [...]

Nasenbächlein (Nase Brook) The nase, which is under protection today, was once one of the most inexpensive fish on the Basel fish market. The “Nasenstrich” [...]

Gellert Park (Km 3.6) Gellert Park was also originally private property. The Burckhardt family of Basel had a summer residence here at the gates of [...]

Schwarz Park (Km 3.0) Basel’s exclusive residential area, the Gellert, is located on the terrace south of the Teich. This is where Consul Schwarz von [...]

Lehenmatten (Km 2.4) The fiefs, i.e. the mills in the St. Alban Valley, also included meadows and pastureland, referred to as “Lehen-matten” [feudal lands]. The [...]

St. Jakob (Km 2.0) This is where the story of the Teich begins. At the southernmost corner of the area that the St. Alban monastery [...]

The Fulling Mill and Pumping Station at St. Jakob (km 1.9) The waterworks that were built immediately after the St. Albanteich was extended include [...]

Merian Gardens There was an estate with farm buildings next to the Brüglingen mill from an early date. In 1711, a small baroque manor house [...]