Saint-Maurice, Valais, Switzerland
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Saint-Maurice, Valais, Switzerland is a historic town in the Rhône Valley known for its ancient Abbey of Saint-Maurice, a major Christian pilgrimage site and one of the oldest continuously inhabited monastic communities in the Western world.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint-Maurice, Valais | 1 |
| Saint-Maurice, Valais, Switzerland canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | municipality ⓘ |
| canton | Valais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| district | Saint-Maurice District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
early Christian church remains
ⓘ
late Roman structures ⓘ |
| hasClimate | temperate climate ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritageStatus | site of national significance in Switzerland ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
education
ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | Collège de Saint-Maurice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFortification |
Fort de Cindey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort du Scex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction | regional transport hub in the lower Valais ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite |
Abbey of Saint-Maurice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fortress of Saint-Maurice NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-Maurice Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
religious center in Western Christianity
ⓘ
strategic passage through the Alps ⓘ |
| hasMonasticCommunity | Canons Regular of Saint-Maurice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation | Saint-Maurice railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelic | relics of Saint Maurice and the Theban Legion ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding | Basilica of Saint-Maurice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttraction |
Abbey treasury museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
military fortifications open to visitors ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Swiss heritage site of national significance ⓘ |
| isPilgrimageDestinationFor | Christians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Rhône Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
French-speaking Switzerland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Valais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Chablais Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Geneva region ⓘ |
| locatedOnRailwayLine | Simplon line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Rhône NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnTransportCorridor | Rhône Valley transit route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Maurice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Canton of Vaud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Catholic Diocese of Sion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 1890 ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
major Christian pilgrimage site
ⓘ
one of the oldest continuously inhabited monastic sites in the Western world ⓘ |
| roadAccessVia | A9 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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Saint-Maurice, Valais