Simplon
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Simplon is the name of a region in the Alps. It can refer specifically to:
- Simplon PassSimplon PassSimplon Pass is a high mountain pass between the Pennine Alps and the Lepontine Alps in Switzerland. It connects Brig in the canton of Valais with Domodossola in Piedmont . The pass itself and the villages on each side of it, such as Gondo, are in Switzerland...
and Tunnel - Simplon (département)Simplon (département)Simplon was the name of a département of the First French Empire. It is named after the Simplon Pass. It was formed in 1810, when the Rhodanic Republic was occupied by the French. Its territory corresponds with that of the present Swiss canton of Valais. The capital of Simplon département was Sion...
, a former French département corresponding with modern Valais, Switzerland - Simplon, ValaisSimplon, ValaisSimplon is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-History:...
, a Swiss municipality - Simplon (Paris Metro)Simplon (Paris Metro)Simplon is a station of the Paris Métro, serving line 4 in the 18th arrondissement of Paris.The station was opened on 21 April 1908 as part of the first section of the line from Châtelet to Porte de Clignancourt. It takes its name from the Rue du Simplon, named after the Simplon Pass in the...
, a stop on the Paris Metro - Simplon (bicycles), a bike manufacturer in Austria