Valais History
Occupied since prehistoric times, the canton of Valais saw the rise of an exceptional civilization during the Bronze Age. From the 4th century BC, four Celts, Celtic tribes shared its territory, which was incorporated into the Roman Empire by Augustus. The Gallo-Roman Valais, located on the important Great St Bernard Pass, was prosperous. Christianity was first established in 377, and a Diocese, bishopric was opened in Martigny by 381 at the latest. With the fall of the Empire, the region became Burgundians, Burgundian, before being integrated into the Carolingian dynasty, Carolingian Francia, Frankish kingdom. On its demise, it became part of the Upper Burgundy, Transjurane kingdom of Burgundy, of which the abbey of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland, Saint-Maurice d'Agaune was the religious center. The county of Valais became the property of the bishop in 999, upon donation by Rudolph III of Burgundy. In the 11th century, it passed to the Holy Roman Empire, and feudalism fragmented it in ...
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Nax 1756
Nax is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Hérens (district), Hérens in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011, the former municipalities of Vernamiège, Nax and Mase, Switzerland, Mase merged in the new municipality of Mont-Noble.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 19 July 2011

History

Nax is first mentioned around 1001-1100 as ''Nas''. Its village church collapsed in 1909 during a service, killing 31 and injuring 50.

Geography

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