Alban

Alban

Alban may refer to:

* Saint Alban, the first British Christian martyr
* Saint Alban of Mainz, a German Christian martyr
* Saint Alban Roe, English martyr and Benedictine priest
* Alban, an Albanian name
* Things or people from or related to Alba (Gaelic for 'Scotland')
* Alban wine, a wine of Ancient Rome from Colli Albani
* Alban Vineyards, California wine produced by vintner John Alban
* Alban, an alternative name used in Spain for wines made from the Palomino grape
* Alban, name of one of the most influential tribes of Uly Juz - Great juz (Great Horde) of the Kazakhs

Places

* Alban hills of Rome
* Alban, in the Tarn "département"
* Alban, Wisconsin
* Alban Township, South Dakota
* Alban, Ontario

St Albans or Saint Albans (including variations in punctuation) is a placename in several countries, ultimately derived from the name of the Saint, Alban:

Australia

*St Albans, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne
*St Albans Park, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong
*St Albans, New South Wales, a town in New South Wales

Canada

*St. Alban's, Newfoundland and Labrador

New Zealand

*St Albans, New Zealand, a suburb of Christchurch

United Kingdom

*St Albans, main urban area of the City and District of St Albans in southern Hertfordshire, England
*St Alban's Head, an outcrop of Portland Stone on the coast of Dorset, England

United States

*St. Albans, Maine, a town located in Somerset County
*St. Albans, Montana
*St. Albans, Queens, a residential community in the borough of Queens, New York City
*St. Albans, Pennsylvania
*St. Albans (town), Vermont, a town located in Franklin County
*St. Albans (city), Vermont, a city located in Franklin County
*St. Albans, West Virginia, a city located in Kanawha County
*St. Albans Church, Brandywine Hundred, in New Castle County, Delaware
*Mount Saint Alban, the highest point of elevation in Washington, D.C.

France

Alban or Saint-Alban is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:
* Saint-Alban, in the Ain "département"
* Saint-Alban, in the Côtes-d'Armor "département"
* Saint-Alban, in the Haute-Garonne "département"
* Saint-Alban-Auriolles, in the Ardèche "département"
* Saint-Alban-d'Ay, in the Ardèche "département"
* Saint-Alban-de-Montbel, in the Savoie "département"
* Saint-Alban-de-Roche, in the Isère "département"
* Saint-Alban-des-Hurtières, in the Savoie "département"
* Saint-Alban-des-Villards, in the Savoie "département"
* Saint-Alban-du-Rhône, in the Isère "département"
* Saint-Alban-en-Montagne, in the Ardèche "département"
* Saint-Alban-les-Eaux, in the Loire "département"
* Saint-Alban-Leysse, in the Savoie "département"
* Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole, in the Lozère "département"
* Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban, in the Ardèche "département"

ee also

*Albany (disambiguation)
*Albania (disambiguation)
*Albanian (disambiguation)
*St Albans railway station (disambiguation page)
*St. Albans School (disambiguation page)


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  • Alban [1] — Alban, 1) St., geboren zu Verulamium um 287, erster christlicher Märtyrer in England unter Diocletian; Tag: 22 Juni; 2) St., Märtyrer zu Mainz im 5. Jahrhundert; Tag: 21 Juni; 3) Joh. Hei. tr. Ernst, geb. 1791, Maschinenbauer, starb 1856 in Plau… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Alban [2] — Alban (Albaing), 1) Stadt im Bezirk Albi des französischen Departements Tarn, reiche Eisenminen; 800 Ew. 2) St. A., Stadt im Bezirk Marvejols des französischen Departements Lozere, Wollmanufactur; 3300 Ew. 3) St. A., Stadt im Bezirk Roanne des… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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