Zwingerhaus

The Zwingerhaus is located on Nadelberg 23a in Basel, Switzerland. It is named Zwingerhaus in memory of the physician Theodor Zwinger, who bought the house in 1572. It is first mentioned in 1345, then in possession of the family "zum Walpach", why it also called House zum Walpach or Walpachhaus. The house was and is located in one of the finest neighborhoods of Basel. In 1577 Theodor Zwinger called the Nadelberg a most noble and silent street. The Nadelberg translates into "Mountain of the Needle", and while the Nadelberg is not really a mountain the street follows the crest along the valley of the Birsig creek. In its neighborhood the well established families from Basel built their residences.