Brig

town in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, part of the municipality Brig-Glis
Place former_municipality_of_switzerland Q15582
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Brig

Summary

Brig is a former municipality of Switzerland[1]. Brig ranks in the top 1% of former_municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (196 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Brig is located in Brig-Glis[3].
  • Brig is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • Brig is on the body of water Rhône[5].
  • Brig's head of government is recorded as Mathias Bellwald[6].
  • Brig's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Switzerland[7].
  • Brig's instance of is recorded as neighborhood[8].
  • Brig's twinned administrative body is recorded as Langenthal[9].
  • Brig's twinned administrative body is recorded as Domodossola[10].
  • Brig's Commons category is recorded as Brig[11].
  • Brig's licence plate code is recorded as VS[12].
  • Brig's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.316389, 'lon': 7.966389}[13].
  • Brig's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Brig[14].
  • Brig's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[15].
  • Brig's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Erster Band[16].
  • Brig's replaced by is recorded as Brig-Glis[17].
  • Brig's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection[18].
  • Brig's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Brig, Switzerland[19].
  • Brig's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Brig, Switzerland[20].
  • Brig's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Brig, Switzerland[21].
  • Brig sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+684'}[22].
  • Brig's has list is recorded as list of mayors of Brig[23].

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Geography

Brig is in the country of Switzerland[4]. Brig is located in Brig-Glis[3]. Brig is on the body of water Rhône[5].

Physical Characteristics

Brig sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+684'}[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include former municipality of Switzerland[7] and neighborhood[8]. Brig's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection[18].

Why It Matters

Brig ranks in the top 1% of former_municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (196 views/month).[2] Brig has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Historicized municipal directory of Switzerland. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Retrieved . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 84888
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14586]]: 84888, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
  2. 4w ago · AnBuKu · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has list list of mayors of Brig
    Coordinate location {'lat': 46.316389, 'lon': 7.966389}
    Head of government Mathias Bellwald
    Heritage designation Swiss townscape worthy of protection
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P1435]]: [[Q12127133]]"
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