Tessin

E95791
historical region region

Tessin is a region in southern Switzerland historically associated with Lepontic inscriptions and early Alpine Celtic culture.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tessin canonical 3
Tessin (German) 1

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region ⓘ
region ⓘ
country Switzerland ⓘ
crossedBy Alpine passes ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalEvidenceOf Celtic religious practices ⓘ
Iron Age occupation ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSiteType inscription sites ⓘ
hasCulturalHeritage Celtic archaeology ⓘ
Lepontic epigraphy ⓘ
hasHistoricalRole contact zone between Celtic and Italic cultures ⓘ
hasTopography mountainous ⓘ
river valleys ⓘ
historicallyAssociatedWith Alpine Celtic culture ⓘ
Lepontic inscriptions ⓘ
Lepontic language ⓘ
historicallyInhabitedBy Celtic peoples ⓘ
Lepontii ⓘ
historicalPeriod Iron Age ⓘ
pre-Roman era ⓘ
knownFor Lepontic alphabet ⓘ
surface form: Lepontic inscriptions

early Alpine Celtic culture ⓘ
languageEvidence Lepontic ⓘ
languageFamilyEvidence Celtic ⓘ
locatedIn Alpine region ⓘ
Alps ⓘ
southern Switzerland ⓘ
locatedNear Italian border ⓘ
Lombardy ⓘ
partOf Central Alps ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
regionType Alpine valley region ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lepontic alphabet → hasNotableInscriptionSite → Tessin ⓘ
Ticino → hasAlternativeName → Tessin ⓘ
Ticino → languageVariant → Tessin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tessin (German)
Ticino River → hasAlternativeName → Tessin ⓘ