Traditionally, the canton is divided into Lower, Central, and Upper Valais, the latter region constituting the German-speaking minority. Valais is essentially...
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Occupied since prehistoric times, the canton of Valais saw the rise of an exceptional civilization during the Bronze Age. From the 4th century BC, four...
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a three-kilometre-long mountain range in the Chablais Alps in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Overlooking the Val d'Illiez and the Rhône valley to...
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Republic of the Seven Tithings (redirect from République du Valais)
Rhodanic Republic and the Swiss canton, during 1802–1815. The tithings (Zehnden) of the Upper Valais emerged as medieval communes, which were granted certain...
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Geneva, connecting Geneva, Vaud, and the Lower Valais. French is the sole official language in four Swiss cantons: Geneva, Vaud, Neuchâtel, and Jura. Additionally...
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by the Swiss Federal Railways, with main lines towards Brig in the canton of Valais via Lausanne, to St. Gallen via Lausanne, Fribourg, Bern and Zürich...
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The coat of arms of the Swiss canton of Valais is in red and white, divided vertically with thirteen five-pointed stars in opposite colours (Per pale argent...
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Sion, Switzerland (redirect from Sion (Valais))
(French: [sjɔ̃] ) is a Swiss town, a municipality, and the capital of the canton of Valais and of the district of Sion. As of December 2020[update] it had a population...
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requested a concession from the Valais Council of States for a Villeneuve - Aosta railway. The concession was refused, and the Valais government requested the...
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Sierre (redirect from Sierre (Valais))
Sierre, located in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It has a population of 16,332. Sierre is nicknamed City of the Sun (French: Cité du Soleil) for its average...
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