BETTINGEN

'Bettingen' is a municipality in the canton of Basel-City in Switzerland. There are 1173 people living in Bettingen.
Bettingen is split into two settlements. ''Dorf Bettingen'' is an Alemannic settlement, located in a small basin. ''Chrischonahöhe'' is the other settlement, located around a St. Chrischona pilgrimage centre (established 1840) on one of the hills. As early as 1356 a church was built on the heights, dedicated to Saint Chrischona. Since 1925 there have been a hospital and retirement homes in the area.
A landmark for Bettingen, the Swisscom-Sendeturm St. Chrischona communications tower is located on the Chrischonahöhe.

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★ Official website of Bettingen