Brig-Glis

Summary

Brig-Glis is a Municipality of Switzerland^[1]. Brig-Glis ranks in the top 1% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (207 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Brig-Glis received the Alpine Town of the Year^[3].
• Brig-Glis was a member of SGV-ACS^[4].
• Brig-Glis is located in Brig District^[5].
• Brig-Glis is in the country of Switzerland^[6].
• Brig-Glis is on the body of water Rhône^[7].
• Brig-Glis's image is recorded as Glishorn-briglina.jpg^[8].
• Brig-Glis's image is recorded as Brig Stockalperpalast.JPG^[9].
• Brig-Glis's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[10].
• Brig-Glis's coat of arms image is recorded as CHE Brig-Glis COA.svg^[11].
• Brig-Glis's twinned administrative body is recorded as Langenthal^[12].
• Brig-Glis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 6046170868760822930001^[13].
• Brig-Glis's GND ID is recorded as 4503274-9^[14].
• Brig-Glis's locator map image is recorded as Karte Gemeinde Brig-Glis.png^[15].
• Brig-Glis's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119630971^[16].
• Brig-Glis's IdRef ID is recorded as 265753015^[17].
• Brig-Glis's postal code is recorded as 3900^[18].
• Brig-Glis's Commons category is recorded as Brig-Glis^[19].
• Brig-Glis's licence plate code is recorded as VS^[20].
• Brig-Glis's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1685283^[21].
• Brig-Glis's local dialing code is recorded as 027^[22].
• Brig-Glis's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.315916666667, 'lon': 7.9876194444444}^[23].
• Brig-Glis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05qykt^[24].
• Brig-Glis's Swiss municipality code is recorded as 6002^[25].
• Brig-Glis's official website is recorded as http://www.brig-glis.ch^[26].
• Brig-Glis's HDS ID is recorded as 045616^[27].

Body

Geography

Brig-Glis is in the country of Switzerland^[6]. Brig-Glis is located in Brig District^[5]. Brig-Glis is on the body of water Rhône^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+38'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+37.67'}^[29]. Brig-Glis's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+691'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+12935'}^[31], {'amount': '+13109'}^[32], and {'amount': '+13056'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Brig-Glis's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[10]. Brig-Glis's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection^[34].

Why It Matters

Brig-Glis ranks in the top 1% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (207 views/month).^[2] Brig-Glis has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Brig-Glis is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

FAQs

What awards did Brig-Glis receive?

Honors received include Alpine Town of the Year^[3].