Alban

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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 hills of Rome
• Alban, Wisconsin
• Alban Township, South Dakota
• Alban, Ontario
• Alban, an Albanian name
• Things or people from or related to Alba (Gaelic for 'Scotland')
• Alban an alternative name used in Spain for wines made from the Palomino grape

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

In 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

In New Zealand:

• St Albans, New Zealand, a suburb of Christchurch

In the United Kingdom:

• St Albans, main urban area of the City and District of St Albans in southern Hertfordshire, England
• St Albans Head, an outcrop of Portland Stone on the coast of Dorset, England
• St Alban's church, a Church in Wood Street, London.

In the 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.

Alban or Saint-Alban is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:

• Alban, in the Tarn département
• 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

[edit] See also

• Albany (disambiguation)
• Albania (disambiguation)
• St Albans railway station (disambiguation page)