Historedia
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Tagsatzung Partition Decision

When
26 August 1833
Where
Switzerland
Part of
Tagsatzung partitions the Canton of Basel

The Tagsatzung effected the partition of the Canton of Basel into two half-cantons on 26 August 1833.

After the conflict, the highest Swiss authority, the Tagsatzung, was petitioned on 17 August 1833 to separate the canton of Basel. Nine days later, the partition into half-cantons, modelled after the precedent of Unterwalden and Appenzell, was effected on 26 August 1833.

Sources

  1. Canton of Basel Wikipedia, revision of 2025-12-06
  2. Basel-Landschaft Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06
  3. Tagsatzung Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-16

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