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Sierre (Switzerland)

LC control no.n 85344685
Geographic headingSierre (Switzerland)
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Geographic subdivision usageSwitzerland--Sierre
Variant(s)Siders (Switzerland)
Special noteOld catalog heading: Sierre, Switzerland
Found inMaître, H. Sierre, 1985: t.p. etc. (Sierre)
BGN info 4/9/86: (Sierre, ppl. 46°18ʹN-7°32ʹE; no variants)
Ortsbuch der Schweiz, 1928: (Sierre, Valais)
LC data base, 4-9-86 (hdg.: Sierre, Switzerland)
Im Lande der Sonne, 1922: t.p. (Siders, Wallis, Schweiz)
Wikipedia Deutsch, viewed Nov. 3, 2010 (under Sierre: Siders is the German name of the town of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais (i.e. Wallis); the town lies directly on the divide between French-speaking and German-speaking Switzerland; German speakers are in the minority)
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