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St. Chrischona is a hamlet in the
St. Chrischona, mythische-orte.eu
{{coord, 47, 34, 24, N, 7, 40, 49, E, region:CH, display=title Basel-Stadt Highest points of Swiss cantons
St. Chrischona is a hamlet in the Swiss
Swiss most commonly refers to:
* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
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canton of Basel-Stadt
Canton of Basel-Stadt or Basel-City ( ; ; ; ) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of three municipalities with Basel as the capital. It is traditionally considered a " half-canton", the other half being B ...
. It is part of the municipality of Bettingen. The centre of the village is located on the highest point of the canton, at 522 metres above sea level.
East of St. Chrischona, near the German border, is located a 250 m high communication tower.
St. Chrischona is the home of the St. Chrischona Pilgrim Mission ( or TSC), an evangelical
Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide, interdenominational movement within Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that emphasizes evangelism, or the preaching and spreading of th ...
training school for home and foreign missions, led by Karl Heinrich Rappard (1837–1909) and his wife Dora Rappard.
See also
* Conrad Schick (1822-1901), German architect, archaeologist and evangelical missionary active in JerusalemReferences
External links
St. Chrischona, mythische-orte.eu
{{coord, 47, 34, 24, N, 7, 40, 49, E, region:CH, display=title Basel-Stadt Highest points of Swiss cantons