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Sion

E14340

municipality town

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.

Aliases (1)

Sion old town ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	municipality → town →
capitalOf	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 → cantonal government of Valais → cultural institutions → educational institutions →
hasLandmark	Cathedral of Notre-Dame du Glarier → 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 → 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 (28)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cathedral of Notre-Dame du Glarier → Place de la Planta → Sion archaeological museum → Sion town hall → Tourbillon Castle → Valais History Museum → Valère Basilica → Valère Castle →	locatedIn
Canton of Valais → Valais →	capital
Romandie → Valais →	hasMajorCity
Romandy → Western Switzerland →	majorCity
2002 Winter Olympics →	biddingCity
Brig-Glis →	cantonCapitalProximity
Valais History Museum →	city
Swiss Plateau →	contains
Rhône River →	flowsThrough
VS →	hasCapital
Cantonal courts of Valais →	hasSeatIn
Place de la Planta →	isCentralSquareOf
Valère Basilica →	locatedAbove
Sierre →	locatedNear
Pennine Alps →	nearestMajorTown
Tourbillon Castle ("Sion old town") →	offersViewOf
Tourbillon Castle →	overlooks
Micheline Calmy-Rey →	placeOfBirth