Birsig Flood 1529 and 1530 - Basel, Switzerland
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N 47° 33.491 E 007° 35.278
32T E 393773 N 5268162
A plaque at the town hall of Basel showing the high levels of the floods in 1529 and 1530.
Waymark Code: WMATRR
Location: Basel Stadt, Switzerland
Date Posted: 02/24/2011
Views: 10
This marker is located at the front wall of the town hall next to the main gate.
The plaque was erected in 1537 and is almost impossible to read. The letters are faint and the language is medieval. It says that on the 13th of June 1529 the water level of the Birsig was at the bottom of this plaque and on the 4th of July 1530 to where the moon symbol is.
The plaque is still here, but the river has gone. It now flows in a tunnel under the city. The lower part of the tunnel - the area where the plaque is - was built from 1898 until 1900, the other part 1948/1950. The city offers guided tours through this tunnel.
Natural or man made event?: Natural
What type of marker?: Historic wall plaque
When did this occur?: 1529, 1530
Website related to the event..: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
A picture showing the level along with any markers telling of what had occurred can be used. Better yet would be a picture of you or someone standing next to the high level mark, that would show if you would have been just wading or completely submersed.