The big Host City reveal just happened and the 69th Eurovision Song Contest will happen in…..Basel! Basel was selected between a final shortlist of two Swiss cities, Geneva and of course Basel.
This would be the third time Switzerland will be hosting the contest; the first time was in 1956 in Lugano (which was the first ever Eurovision Song Contest!), and the second time in Lausanne in 1989.
In this post we collected some fan facts about the city of Basel!
- Basel is the third most populous city of Switzerland (after Zurich and Geneva), with about 175,000 citizens.
- Basel is the city with the highest density of museums in Switzerland, being home to 40 museums!
- It is known as the chocolate city; every year Basel hosts the ‘Basel Chocolate Fair’, the largest chocolate fair in Switzerland!
- It is the home to the oldest university in Switzerland; The University of Basel was founded in 1460.
- It hosts the biggest carnival in Switzerland; Basel Carnival is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- 3 national boarders meet in Basel: Switzerland, Germany and France.
- The official language of Basel is German, spoken in the local Basel German dialect.
What do you think of the Host City? Have you visited Basel? Let us know!
