Place details
Place nameValais
Other namesWallis, Vallais, Valais Poenina
CountrySchweiz
Latitude46.167
Longitude7.5
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Located along the Italian border; area has been inhabited since prehistoric times; occupied by Rome under Julius Caesar from 57 BC; passed to bishop of Sion in 999; remained Catholic throughout the Reformation.