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Brig District

district of the canton of Valais, Switzerland
AdministrativeArea district_of_the_canton_of_valais Q659687
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Brig District

Summary

Brig District is a district of the canton of Valais[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of district_of_the_canton_of_valais entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (232 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Brig District is located in Canton of Valais[3].
  • Brig District is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • Brig District's instance of is recorded as district of the canton of Valais[5].
  • Brig District's capital is recorded as Brig-Glis[6].
  • Brig District's shares border with is recorded as Östlich Raron District[7].
  • Brig District's shares border with is recorded as Goms District[8].
  • Brig District's shares border with is recorded as Visp District[9].
  • Brig District's shares border with is recorded as Westlich Raron District[10].
  • Brig District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Brig-Glis[11].
  • Brig District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Eggerberg[12].
  • Brig District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Naters[13].
  • Brig District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ried-Brig[14].
  • Brig District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Simplon[15].
  • Brig District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Termen[16].
  • Brig District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Zwischbergen[17].
  • Brig District's Commons category is recorded as Brig District[18].
  • Brig District's licence plate code is recorded as VS[19].
  • Brig District's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[20].
  • Brig District's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[21].
  • Brig District's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 46.311667, 'longitude': 7.985}[22].
  • Brig District's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Brig District[23].
  • Brig District's official name is recorded as Bezirk Brig[24].
  • Brig District's list of monuments is recorded as list of cultural properties in the Brig district[25].
  • Brig District's different from is recorded as Q141540105[26].
  • Brig District sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1478'}[27].

Body

Geography

Brig District is in the country of Switzerland[4]. It is located in Canton of Valais[3].

Physical Characteristics

Brig District covers an area of {'amount': '+434.5'}[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1478'}[27].

Designation and Status

Brig District's instance of is recorded as district of the canton of Valais[5].

Why It Matters

Brig District ranks in the top 10% of district_of_the_canton_of_valais entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (232 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Alstorx · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Located in → —
    Country → Switzerland
    Instance of → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q141540105]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275027|batch #275027]]"
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