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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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
canton Valais
country Switzerland
district Saint-Maurice District
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
hasFortification Fort de Cindey
Fort du Scex
hasFunction regional transport hub in the lower Valais
hasHeritageSite Abbey of Saint-Maurice
Fortress of Saint-Maurice
Saint-Maurice Castle
hasHistoricalRole religious center in Western Christianity
strategic passage through the Alps
hasMonasticCommunity Canons Regular of Saint-Maurice
hasRailwayStation Saint-Maurice railway station
hasRelic relics of Saint Maurice and the Theban Legion
hasReligiousBuilding Basilica of Saint-Maurice
hasReligiousTradition Roman Catholicism
hasTouristAttraction Abbey treasury museum
military fortifications open to visitors
heritageDesignation Swiss heritage site of national significance
isPilgrimageDestinationFor Christians
linked to: Christian Church
locatedIn Rhône Valley
linked to: Rhône valley
locatedInRegion French-speaking Switzerland
Lower Valais
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedNear Chablais Alps
Lake Geneva region
locatedOnRailwayLine Simplon line
locatedOnRiver Rhône
linked to: Rhône River
locatedOnTransportCorridor Rhône Valley transit route
namedAfter Saint Maurice
nearBorderWith Canton of Vaud
officialLanguage French
partOf Roman Catholic Diocese of Sion
postalCode 1890
religiousSignificance major Christian pilgrimage site
one of the oldest continuously inhabited monastic sites in the Western world
roadAccessVia A9 motorway

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Abbot of St. Maurice locatedIn Saint-Maurice, Valais, Switzerland
Saint Maurice deathPlace Saint-Maurice, Valais
linked to: Saint-Maurice, Valais, Switzerland
Sigismund of Burgundy deathPlace Saint-Maurice, Valais
linked to: Saint-Maurice, Valais, Switzerland
Theban Legion tradition locationOfMartyrdom Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
linked to: Saint-Maurice, Valais, Switzerland
Agaunum currentMunicipality Saint-Maurice, Valais
linked to: Saint-Maurice, Valais, Switzerland