Sion
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Sion is a historic Swiss town in the canton of Valais, known for its hilltop castles, vineyards, and role as a regional cultural and administrative center.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sion canonical | 50 |
| Sion old town | 1 |
| city of Sion | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipality
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
Canton of Valais
ⓘ
surface form:
canton of Valais
|
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
public administration
ⓘ
services ⓘ tourism ⓘ wine industry ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
historic churches
ⓘ
medieval streets ⓘ surrounding vineyards ⓘ |
| hasFunction | transport hub of central Valais ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
cantonal courts of Valais
ⓘ
Canton of Valais ⓘ
surface form:
cantonal government of Valais
cultural institutions ⓘ educational institutions ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Cathedral of Notre-Dame du Glarier
ⓘ
Sion town hall ⓘ
surface form:
Old Town of Sion
Place de la Planta ⓘ Sion archaeological museum ⓘ Sion town hall ⓘ Tourbillon Castle ⓘ Valais Art Museum ⓘ Valais History Museum ⓘ Valère Basilica ⓘ Valère Castle ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
Sion Airport
ⓘ
Sion railway station ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic town ⓘ |
| knownFor |
archaeological heritage
ⓘ
hilltop castles ⓘ historic old town ⓘ vineyards ⓘ wine production ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rhône Valley
ⓘ
Canton of Valais ⓘ
surface form:
canton of Valais
Canton of Valais ⓘ
surface form:
southwestern Switzerland
|
| locatedOn | left bank of the Rhône River ⓘ |
| near | Alps ⓘ |
| partOf | district of Sion ⓘ |
| role |
cantonal capital
ⓘ
regional administrative center ⓘ regional cultural center ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ wine tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (52)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sion old town
subject surface form:
Cantonal courts of Valais
subject surface form:
Valais
subject surface form:
Valais
this entity surface form:
city of Sion