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Aulps Abbey

It came from the abbey's properties situated near Cluses, Thonon, Geneva and the more remote Salins.

Heinrich-Walter Bronsart von Schellendorff

Heinrich-Walter Bronsart von Schellendorff was killed on 12 September 1944 near Château-Salins, France.

Jean Philippe Goujon de Grondel

Jean Philippe Goujon de Grondel (Saverne, Alsace, November 27, 1714 - Salins, France, 1819)

Mont Poupet

For up there you look down over the whole valley of Salins-les-Bains.

Robert Lamezan de Salins

An heir to a mighty Austro-Hungarian family of distant French roots (his ancestors came to Austria in 1709), Robert Franz Lamezan-Salins was born August 14, 1869 in Mödling near Vienna to Eduard Graf Lamezan-Salins, a notable statesman and lawyer, president of district court for Vienna and founder of Austrian Olympic Committee.

Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans

Consequently, there were a number of small salt works, such as those at Salins-les-Bains and Montmorot, that extracted salt by boiling water over wood fires.

Since June 29, 2009, the salt works at Salins-les-Bains has been added to the listing for Arc-et-Senans in the World Heritage list.

Salins-les-Bains

Salins is situated in the narrow valley of the Furieuse, between two fortified hills, Fort Belin and Fort Saint-André, while to the north rises Mont Poupet (851 m).

The territory of Salins, which was enfeoffed in the 10th century by the Abbey of Saint Maurice-en-Valais to the counts of Mâcon, remained in possession of their descendants till 1175.

Steve Locher

Steve Locher (born September 19, 1967 in Salins) is a former Swiss alpine skier, who won the bronze medal in the combined event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.

Sylviane Berthod

Sylviane Berthod (born 25 April 1977 in Salins) is a female alpine skier from Switzerland, who was Swiss champion in downhill skiing (1997, 1998, 1999) and Giant Slalom (1998).


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