en.unionpedia.org

Maurienne, the Glossary

Maurienne (Môrièna) is one of the provinces of Savoy, corresponding to the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne in France.^[1]

Open in Google Maps

92 relations: A43 autoroute, Aiguebelle, Aiton, Savoie, Albiez-Montrond, Alpine skiing, Alps, Arc (Savoie), Aribert (archbishop of Milan), Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Aussois, Avrieux, Bardonecchia, Bearded vulture, Bessans, Biathlon, Bonneval-sur-Arc, Bramans, Briançon, Chamois, Col d'Étache, Col de l'Iseran, Col de la Croix de Fer, Col de la Madeleine, Col du Galibier, Col du Glandon, Col du Grand Cucheron, Col du Lautaret, Col du Télégraphe, Communes of France, Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor, Cottian Alps, County of Maurienne, Cross-country skiing, Dauphiné Alps, France, Fréjus Rail Tunnel, Fréjus Road Tunnel, French Towns and Lands of Art and History, Glacial period, Golden eagle, Graian Alps, Gran Paradiso National Park, Grenoble, House of Savoy, Humbert I, Count of Savoy, Ibex, Isère (river), Italy, Kingdom of Sardinia, La Norma, ... Expand index (42 more) »
Landforms of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Valleys of France

A43 autoroute

The A43 autoroute, also known as l'autoroute alpine and l'autoroute de la Maurienne, is a motorway in France.

See Maurienne and A43 autoroute

Aiguebelle

Aiguebelle (Égouabèla) is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See Maurienne and Aiguebelle

Aiton, Savoie

Aiton is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See Maurienne and Aiton, Savoie

Albiez-Montrond

Albiez-Montrond is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See Maurienne and Albiez-Montrond

Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing (cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings.

See Maurienne and Alpine skiing

Alps

The Alps are one of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, stretching approximately across eight Alpine countries (from west to east): Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Slovenia.

See Maurienne and Alps

Arc (Savoie)

The Arc is a river in the Savoie département of south-eastern France.

See Maurienne and Arc (Savoie)

Aribert (archbishop of Milan)

Aribert (or Heribert) (Italian: Ariberto da Intimiano, Lombard: Aribert de Intimian) (Intimiano, between 970 and 980 – Milan, 16 January 1045) was the archbishop of Milan from 1018, a quarrelsome warrior-bishop in an age in which such figures were not uncommon.

See Maurienne and Aribert (archbishop of Milan)

Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne

The arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne is an arrondissement of France in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

See Maurienne and Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne

Aussois

Aussois is a commune in the Vanoise massif, in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See Maurienne and Aussois

Avrieux

Avrieux is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See Maurienne and Avrieux

Bardonecchia

Bardonecchia (Bardonecia; Bardonescha) is an Italian town and comune located in the Metropolitan City of Turin, in the Piedmont region, in the western part of Susa Valley.

See Maurienne and Bardonecchia

Bearded vulture

The bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), also known as the lammergeier and ossifrage, is a very large bird of prey in the monotypic genus Gypaetus.

See Maurienne and Bearded vulture

Bessans

Bessans is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See Maurienne and Bessans

Biathlon

The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.

See Maurienne and Biathlon

Bonneval-sur-Arc

Bonneval-sur-Arc ("Bonneval-on-Arc"; Bônavâl-sus-Arc or simply Bônavâl) is an alpine commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France.

See Maurienne and Bonneval-sur-Arc

Bramans

Bramans is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See Maurienne and Bramans

Briançon

Briançon is the sole subprefecture of the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.

See Maurienne and Briançon

Chamois

The chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) or Alpine chamois is a species of goat-antelope native to the mountains in Southern Europe, from the Pyrenees, the Alps, the Apennines, the Dinarides, the Tatra to the Carpathian Mountains, the Balkan Mountains, the Rila–Rhodope massif, Pindus, the northeastern mountains of Turkey, and the Caucasus.

See Maurienne and Chamois

Col d'Étache

Col d'Étache in French, (in Italian Colle d'Etiache), is a pedestrian pass (el. 2,799 m) across the Cottian Alps.

See Maurienne and Col d'Étache

Col de l'Iseran

Col de l'Iseran (el.) is a mountain pass in France, the highest paved pass in the Alps.

See Maurienne and Col de l'Iseran

Col de la Croix de Fer

Col de la Croix de Fer (Pass of the Iron Cross) (el. 2067 m.) is a high mountain pass in the French Alps linking Le Bourg-d'Oisans and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.

See Maurienne and Col de la Croix de Fer

Col de la Madeleine

Col de la Madeleine (el. 1,993 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Savoie in France which connects La Chambre in Maurienne with La Léchère in Tarentaise.

See Maurienne and Col de la Madeleine

Col du Galibier

The Col du Galibier (el.) is a mountain pass in the southern region of the French Dauphiné Alps near Grenoble.

See Maurienne and Col du Galibier

Col du Glandon

Col du Glandon is a high mountain pass in the Dauphiné Alps in Savoie, France, linking Le Bourg-d'Oisans to La Chambre.

See Maurienne and Col du Glandon

Col du Grand Cucheron

Col du Grand Cucheron, at an elevation of, is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Savoie in France.

See Maurienne and Col du Grand Cucheron

Col du Lautaret

Col du Lautaret is a high mountain pass in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France.

See Maurienne and Col du Lautaret

Col du Télégraphe

Col du Télégraphe is a mountain pass in the French Alps situated above the Maurienne valley between the eastern end of the massif d'Arvan-Villards and the massif des Cerces.

See Maurienne and Col du Télégraphe

Communes of France

The is a level of administrative division in the French Republic.

See Maurienne and Communes of France

Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor

Conrad II (Konrad II, – 4 June 1039), also known as and, was the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1027 until his death in 1039.

See Maurienne and Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor

Cottian Alps

The Cottian Alps (Alpes Cottiennes; Alpi Cozie) are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps.

See Maurienne and Cottian Alps

County of Maurienne

The County of Maurienne (Comitatus Maurianensis; Comté de Maurienne; Contea di Moriana) was a county in the Maurienne Valley of Upper Burgundy during the Middle Ages.

See Maurienne and County of Maurienne

Cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing whereby skiers traverse snow-covered terrain without use of ski lifts or other assistance.

See Maurienne and Cross-country skiing

Dauphiné Alps

The Dauphiné Alps (Alpes du Dauphiné) are a group of mountain ranges in Southeastern France, west of the main chain of the Alps.

See Maurienne and Dauphiné Alps

France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

See Maurienne and France

Fréjus Rail Tunnel

The Fréjus Rail Tunnel (also called Mont Cenis Tunnel) is a rail tunnel of length in the European Alps, carrying the Turin–Modane railway through Mont Cenis to an end-on connection with the Culoz–Modane railway and linking Bardonecchia in Italy to Modane in France.

See Maurienne and Fréjus Rail Tunnel

Fréjus Road Tunnel

The Fréjus Road Tunnel is a tunnel that connects France and Italy.

See Maurienne and Fréjus Road Tunnel

French Towns and Lands of Art and History

Since 1985, the French Ministry of Culture and Communication has pursued a policy of preserving and promoting France's heritage.

See Maurienne and French Towns and Lands of Art and History

Glacial period

A glacial period (alternatively glacial or glaciation) is an interval of time (thousands of years) within an ice age that is marked by colder temperatures and glacier advances.

See Maurienne and Glacial period

Golden eagle

The golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is a bird of prey living in the Northern Hemisphere.

See Maurienne and Golden eagle

Graian Alps

The Graian Alps (Alpes grées; Alpi Graie) are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps.

See Maurienne and Graian Alps

Gran Paradiso National Park

Gran Paradiso National Park (Italian: Parco nazionale del Gran Paradiso), is an Italian national park in the Graian Alps, between the Aosta Valley and Piedmont regions.

See Maurienne and Gran Paradiso National Park

Grenoble

Grenoble (or Grainóvol; Graçanòbol) is the prefecture and largest city of the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France.

See Maurienne and Grenoble

House of Savoy

The House of Savoy (Casa Savoia) is an Italian royal house (formally a dynasty) that was established in 1003 in the historical Savoy region.

See Maurienne and House of Savoy

Humbert I, Count of Savoy

Humbert I (Umberto I; 9801047), better known as Humbert the White-Handed (Humbert aux blanches-mains) or (Umberto Biancamano), was the count of Savoy from 1032 until his death and the founder of the House of Savoy.

See Maurienne and Humbert I, Count of Savoy

Ibex

An ibex (ibex, ibexes or ibices) is any of several species of wild goat (genus ''Capra''), distinguished by the male's large recurved horns, which are transversely ridged in front.

See Maurienne and Ibex

Isère (river)

The Isère (Isera; Isèra) is a river in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France.

See Maurienne and Isère (river)

Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

See Maurienne and Italy

Kingdom of Sardinia

The Kingdom of Sardinia,The name of the state was originally Latin: Regnum Sardiniae, or Regnum Sardiniae et Corsicae when the kingdom was still considered to include Corsica.

See Maurienne and Kingdom of Sardinia

La Norma

La Norma is a ski resort in the Maurienne Valley, located in the commune of Villarodin-Bourget, in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

See Maurienne and La Norma

La Toussuire

La Toussuire is a ski resort in the Maurienne Valley, located in the commune of Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire, in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

See Maurienne and La Toussuire

Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis

Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See Maurienne and Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis

Lanslevillard

Lanslevillard is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See Maurienne and Lanslevillard

Le Corbier

Le Corbier is a ski resort located in the Les Sybelles region of the French Alps, it is the fourth largest ski area in France with linked by lifts and pistes.

See Maurienne and Le Corbier

Les Karellis

Les Karellis is a ski resort in the Maurienne Valley, located in the commune of Montricher-Albanne, in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

See Maurienne and Les Karellis

Les Sybelles

Les Sybelles is a French linked ski area, located in the Savoie department in the Alps.

See Maurienne and Les Sybelles

Les Trois Vallées

Les Trois Vallées ("The Three Valleys") is a ski region in the Tarentaise Valley in the Savoie department of Southeastern France, to the south of the town of Moûtiers, partly in Vanoise National Park.

See Maurienne and Les Trois Vallées

Lyon

Lyon (Franco-Provençal: Liyon), formerly spelled in English as Lyons, is the second largest city of France by urban area It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, northeast of Saint-Étienne.

See Maurienne and Lyon

Modane

Modane is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.

See Maurienne and Modane

Mont Cenis

Mont Cenis (Moncenisio) is a massif in Savoie (France) (with an elevation of at Pointe de Ronce and a pass at an elevation of), which forms the limit between the Cottian and Graian Alps.

See Maurienne and Mont Cenis

Napoleon III

Napoleon III (Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was the first president of France from 1848 to 1852, and the last monarch of France as the second Emperor of the French from 1852 until he was deposed on 4 September 1870.

See Maurienne and Napoleon III

Orelle

Orelle is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See Maurienne and Orelle

Paleolithic

The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic, also called the Old Stone Age, is a period in human prehistory that is distinguished by the original development of stone tools, and which represents almost the entire period of human prehistoric technology.

See Maurienne and Paleolithic

Piedmont

Piedmont (Piemonte,; Piemont), located in northwest Italy, is one of the 20 regions of Italy.

See Maurienne and Piedmont

Provinces of France

Under the Ancien Régime, the Kingdom of France was subdivided in multiple different ways (judicial, military, ecclesiastical, etc.) into several administrative units, until the National Constituent Assembly adopted a more uniform division into departments (départements) and districts in late 1789.

See Maurienne and Provinces of France

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chambéry–Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne–Tarentaise

The Archdiocese of Chambéry, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, and Tarentaise (Archidioecesis Camberiensis, Maruianensis et Tarantasiensis; Archidiocèse de Chambéry, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne et Tarentaise) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lyon.

See Maurienne and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chambéry–Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne–Tarentaise

Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne

The French Roman Catholic diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (San Giovanni di Moriana in Italian) has since 1966 been effectively suppressed, formally united with the archdiocese of Chambéry.

See Maurienne and Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne

Saint-Colomban-des-Villards

Saint-Colomban-des-Villards (Sent-Colomban-dus-Velârs) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See Maurienne and Saint-Colomban-des-Villards

Saint-François-Longchamp

Saint-François-Longchamp (Sent-Francês-sus-Bujon) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See Maurienne and Saint-François-Longchamp

Saint-Jean-d'Arves

Saint-Jean-d'Arves (Sant-Jian-d’Ârva) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See Maurienne and Saint-Jean-d'Arves

Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne

Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (Sent-Jian-de-Môrièna or Sant-Jian-de-Môrièna; San Giovanni di Moriana) is a subprefecture of the Savoie department, in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (formerly Rhône-Alpes), in southeastern France.

See Maurienne and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne

Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne

Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne (literally Saint-Michel of Maurienne; Sin Mestyé) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See Maurienne and Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne

Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves

Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves (Sïn Sorlïn) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See Maurienne and Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves

Salian dynasty

The Salian dynasty or Salic dynasty (Salier) was a dynasty in the High Middle Ages.

See Maurienne and Salian dynasty

Savoy

Savoy (Savouè; Savoie; Italian: Savoia) is a cultural-historical region in the Western Alps.

See Maurienne and Savoy

Ski resort

A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports.

See Maurienne and Ski resort

Sollières-Sardières

Sollières-Sardières is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See Maurienne and Sollières-Sardières

Tarentaise Valley

The Tarentaise Valley (Vallée de la Tarentaise,; Tarentèsa) is a valley of the Isère River in the heart of the French Alps, located in the Savoy region of France. Maurienne and Tarentaise Valley are Landforms of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, valleys of France and valleys of the Alps.

See Maurienne and Tarentaise Valley

Termignon

Termignon is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See Maurienne and Termignon

Turin

Turin (Torino) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy.

See Maurienne and Turin

Turin–Lyon high-speed railway

The Turin–Lyon high-speed railway is an international rail line under construction between the cities of Turin and Lyon.

See Maurienne and Turin–Lyon high-speed railway

Unification of Italy

The unification of Italy (Unità d'Italia), also known as the Risorgimento, was the 19th century political and social movement that in 1861 resulted in the consolidation of various states of the Italian Peninsula and its outlying isles into a single state, the Kingdom of Italy.

See Maurienne and Unification of Italy

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurienne

Also known as Maurienne Valley.

, La Toussuire, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Lanslevillard, Le Corbier, Les Karellis, Les Sybelles, Les Trois Vallées, Lyon, Modane, Mont Cenis, Napoleon III, Orelle, Paleolithic, Piedmont, Provinces of France, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chambéry–Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne–Tarentaise, Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Saint-Colomban-des-Villards, Saint-François-Longchamp, Saint-Jean-d'Arves, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves, Salian dynasty, Savoy, Ski resort, Sollières-Sardières, Tarentaise Valley, Termignon, Turin, Turin–Lyon high-speed railway, Unification of Italy, Val Cenis Vanoise, Val Thorens, Valfréjus, Valloire, Valmeinier, Valmorel, Vanoise massif, Vanoise National Park, Villarodin-Bourget, Wolf.

Maurienne, the Glossary

Table of Contents

See also

Landforms of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Valleys of France

References