Mittellateinisch-romanisch vallis 'Tal' als administrative Raumbezeichnung in der französchischen Schweiz: das Zeugnis der Ortsnamen
Wendt Müller
There are not many written records of the early Middle Ages in French- speaking Switzerland. One must therefore try to enhance our knowledge by other means. The Latin word vallis, literally 'valley', is known mean “district Carolingian period' Southern France. Rather surprisingly, one also finds Suisse romande same meaning when vallis followed a river name but place name. Some instances seem be quite sure: there always watercourse available surroundings and alternates with its synonym pagus “district'.
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