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.

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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

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Abbot of St. Maurice locatedIn Saint-Maurice, Valais, Switzerland
Saint Maurice deathPlace Saint-Maurice, Valais, Switzerland
this entity surface form: Saint-Maurice, Valais