Salins
Salins was a municipality in the district of Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Salins merged into the municipality of Sion.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 960 residents
- Description: former municipality of Switzerland in Valais
- Also known as: “Salins, Switzerland”
- Postal code: 1991
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sion railway station and Stade de Tourbillon.
Sion railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sion railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Sion, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and is served by local and long-distance trains.
Stade de Tourbillon
Stadium
Photo: Валерий Дед, CC BY 3.0.
The Stade de Tourbillon is a multi-purpose stadium in Sion, Switzerland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Sion. Stade de Tourbillon is situated 3 km northeast of Salins.
Media center Valais Sion
Library
Photo: Nattes à chat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Media center Valais Sion is a library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Agettes and Veysonnaz.
Les Agettes
Village
Photo: Olivier Bruchez, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Les Agettes is a former municipality in the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The municipality of Les Agettes merged on 1 January 2017 into Sion.
Veysonnaz
Village
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Veysonnaz is a municipality in the district of Sion in the Swiss canton of Valais.
Vex
Village
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vex is a municipality and capital of the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Vex is situated 3 km east of Salins.
Salins
- Categories: former municipality of Switzerland and locality
- Location: Sion, Sion District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.21107° or 46° 12′ 40″ northLongitude
7.35707° or 7° 21′ 26″ eastPopulation
960Elevation
815 metres (2,674 feet)Open location code
8FR96964+CROpenStreetMap ID
node 240100166OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
8533429Wikidata ID
Q689668
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Satellite Map
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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: “Schalein”
- 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”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Judo-club Sion and Real Fly.
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