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St. Niklaus, Switzerland
:''See Saint Nicholas (other) for disambiguation.'' St. Niklaus (french: Saint-Nicolas) is a village and a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Mattertal, part of the district of Visp (district), Visp in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Valais in Switzerland. History St. Niklaus is first mentioned in 1233 as ''chousun''. In 1272 it was mentioned as ''ecclesia Sancti Nicholai de Chouson, Gebreitun de Gazun, 1388 in villa sti nicolai de chosun, niu a fr Saint-Nicolas''. Mountain guide dynasty St. Niklaus is home to a famous mountain guide dynasty. It was founded in the mid-19th century by: * :de:Josef Marie Lochmatter, Josef Marie Lochmatter (1833–1882) * :fr:Peter Knubel, Peter Knubel (1832–1919; his best friend) * Alois Pollinger (1844–1910; his brother-in-law) * Josef Imboden (1840–1925; Knubel's cousin) Lochmatter and Knubel were the first well-informed guides of the Matterhorn and were consequently pioneers in the development of modern t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Nicholas (other)
Saint Nicholas was a 4th-century saint and Greek Bishop of Myra. Saint Nicholas or Saint Nick may also refer to: *Santa Claus or Saint Nicholas, a western folk legend inspired by the saint *Sinterklaas or Sint-Nicolaas, the Dutch variant of the folk legend *Saint Nicholas (European folklore), Saint Nicholas, a gift-bringing figure in Europe *Saint Nicholas Day, the feast day of the saint Other saints *Nicholas of Sion (d. 564) early Christian saint *Pope Nicholas I or Saint Nicholas the Great (c. 800–868) *Saint Nicholas of Tolentino (c.1246–1303), Italian saint and mystic *Saint Nicholas Kabasilas (c.1322–1392), Byzantine mystic and theological writer *Saint Nicholas of Flüe (1417–1487), Swiss hermit and ascetic *Saint Nicholas Pieck (1534–1572), Dutch saint and martyr *Saint Nicholas Owen (martyr) (c.1550–1606), English Catholic martyr *Saint Nicholas of Japan (1836–1912), introduced Eastern Orthodox Church to Japan *Nicholas II of Russ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
