Salins

Salins was a municipality in the district of Sion in the canton of in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Salins merged into the municipality of .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 960 residents
  • Description: former municipality and village in the municipality of Sion in the Swiss canton of Valais
  • Also known as: “Salins, Switzerland” and “Schalein”
  • Postal code: 1991

Places of Interest

Highlights: Sion Airport and Sion railway station.

Aerodrome
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the of the city of …

Railway station
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is a railway station in the…

Castle
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , also called Valère castle… is situated 2½ km north of Salins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Les Agettes and Veysonnaz.

Village
Photo: Olivier Bruchez, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a former municipality in the district…

Village
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is a municipality in the district of in the Swiss canton of .

Village
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality and capital of the district of Hérens in the canton of in . is situated 3 km east of Salins.

Salins

Latitude
46.21107° or 46° 12′ 40″ north
Longitude
7.35707° or 7° 21′ 26″ east
Population
960
Elevation
815 metres (2,674 feet)
Open location code
8FR96964+CR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240100166
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
8533429
Wiki­data ID
Q689668
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Waray—“Salins” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Salins”
  • Catalan: “Salins”
  • Dutch: “Salins”
  • French: “Salins”
  • German: “Salins VS”
  • German: “Salins”
  • Hungarian: “Salins”
  • Irish: “Salins”
  • Italian: “Salins”
  • Lombard: “Salins”
  • Malay: “Salins, Switzerland”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Salins”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Salins”
  • Piemontese: “Salins”
  • Portuguese: “Salins”
  • Romansh: “Salins”
  • Russian: “Сален”
  • Spanish: “Salins”
  • Swedish: “Salins, Schweiz”
  • Turkish: “Salins”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Salins”
  • Volapük: “Salins”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Salins, Swiza”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Salins”
  • “Salins”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Pravidondaz (Salins) and Turin.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Judo-club Sion and Real Fly.

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