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 (42 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 image is recorded as Brigue du nord-ouest.jpg^[7].
• Brig's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Switzerland^[8].
• Brig's instance of is recorded as neighborhood^[9].
• Brig's coat of arms image is recorded as CHE Brig COA.svg^[10].
• Brig's twinned administrative body is recorded as Langenthal^[11].
• Brig's twinned administrative body is recorded as Domodossola^[12].
• Brig's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 248946297^[13].
• Brig's GND ID is recorded as 4008259-3^[14].
• Brig's locator map image is recorded as Karte Gemeinde Brig 1850.png^[15].
• Brig's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82019863^[16].
• Brig's Commons category is recorded as Brig^[17].
• Brig's licence plate code is recorded as VS^[18].
• Brig's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.316389, 'lon': 7.966389}^[19].
• Brig's HDS ID is recorded as 002662^[20].
• Brig's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Brig^[21].
• Brig's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as 31876e68-ee71-462a-bb0b-c7e21f699dbd^[22].
• Brig's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[23].
• Brig's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Erster Band^[24].
• Brig's replaced by is recorded as Brig-Glis^[25].
• Brig's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection^[26].
• Brig's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Brig, Switzerland^[27].

Body

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's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+684'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include former municipality of Switzerland^[8] and neighborhood^[9]. Brig's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection^[26].

Why It Matters

Brig ranks in the top 1% of former_municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month).^[2] Brig has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29]