Basel (TU)

Basel is the second-largest city in Switzerland. In the Trinity timeline, it is home to the Montressor Clinic, headquarters of the Aesculapian Order.

Overview[]

Basel is "old and rustic" compared to the Zurich-Geneva arcology, with only a few buildings erected since the Aberrant War^[1]. However, it remains a cosmopolitan city struggling to absorb a wave of French refugees in the wake of the Esperanza disaster.^[2] The city proper is built on a hill called the Münsterhügel, though it has absorbed several surrounding communities in practice if not in name. ^[3] Since the 20th century, heavy industry has largely abandoned the metro area, but the tourism, service, and hospitality sectors have grown, especially since the opening of the clinic.^[4] Schilltronix AG has its warehouses and corporate offices in the city.^[5]

In 2120, the mayor of Basel is Clement Huber.^[6]

Muttenz[]

The Montressor Clinic occupies a 10th-century monastery on Wartenburg Hill in the suburb of Muttenz. Indeed, the clinic so thoroughly dominates the area and its economy that it might as well be Muttenz.^[2] It shares the hilltop with the ruined Wartenburg Castle. Other attractions in the area include the Church of St. Arbogast and the Waldhaus, a hotel and restaurant — one of the few such businesses in Muttenz not owned, directly or indirectly, by the Clinic.^[4]

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