Editing Basel-Stadt (section)

==History==
The canton of Basel-Stadt was created when the [[Basel (canton)|historic canton of Basel]] was divided in 1833, following political quarrels and armed conflict in the canton. Some of these were concerned with the rights of the population in the agricultural areas. They ultimately led to the separation of the [[canton of Basel-Landschaft]] from the city of Basel on 26 August 1833. Since then, there has been a movement for reunification. This movement gained momentum after 1900 when many parts of Basel-Landschaft became industrialized. The two half-cantons agreed in principle to reunite, but in 1969, and again in September 2014, the people of Basel-Landschaft voted against this proposal in favour of retaining their independence.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/abstimmungen/abstimmungen/abstimmungen-bs/kantonsfusion-scheitert-an-baselland/|title=Kantonsfusion scheitert an Baselland |date=2014-09-28|website=SRF|access-date=4 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/schweiz/standard/Die-beiden-Basel-bleiben-getrennt/story/19028866|title=Die beiden Basel bleiben getrennt|date=28 September 2014|access-date=4 April 2018|via=tagesanzeiger.ch}}</ref>