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Brig-Glis
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Brig, officially Brig-Glis (; ), is a historic town and municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The current municipality was formed in 1972 through the merger of Brig (city), Brigerbad and Glis.
Brig-Glis is a historic town in Switzerland's Valais canton that was created in 1972 when three separate communities—the city of Brig, Brigerbad, and Glis—merged together. It serves as an important municipality in the Brig district and preserves centuries of regional history.
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Key facts
- Swiss town.mayor_asof
- 2021
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Brig-Glis
- Swiss town.image_photo
- Stockalper Palace.jpg
- Swiss town.image_caption
- Stockalper Palace
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- town, municipality
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- CHE Brig-Glis COA.svg
- Swiss town.imagepath_flag
- CHE Brig-Glis Flag.svg
- Swiss town.canton
- Valais
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-VS
- Swiss town.district
- Brig
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 3900
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 6002
- Swiss town.area
- 38.0
- Swiss town.elevation
- 691
- Swiss town.population
- 11882
- Swiss town.populationof
- December 2002
- Swiss town.popofyear
- 2002
- Swiss town.website
- www.brig-glis.ch
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Municipality of Switzerland
- Official name
- Brig-Glis
- Country
- Switzerland
- Located in
- Brig District
- Population
- 13056
- Area
- 37.67
- Elevation
- 691
- Body of water
- Rhône
- Capital of
- Brig District
- Official website
- www.brig-glis.ch
- Image
- Brig Stockalperpalast.JPG
- Dialing code
- 027
- Licence plate code
- VS
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- Commons category
- Brig-Glis
- topic's main category
- Category:Brig-Glis
- twinned administrative body
- Langenthal
- postal code
- 3900
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Brig-Glis
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- replaces
- Brigerbad
- P8168
- Bruno Platter
- external data available at URL
- geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/6002
Sources (11)
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- History
- Brig
- Glis
- Brigerbad
- Geography
- Coat of arms
- Demographics
- Heritage sites of national significance
- Politics
- Economy
- Transportation
- Religion
- Education
- Weather
- Crime
- Notable people
- Sport
- See also
- References
- External links
Brig, officially Brig-Glis (; ), is a historic town and municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The current municipality was formed in 1972 through the merger of Brig (city), Brigerbad and Glis.
Together with other Alpine towns, Brig-Glis engages in the Alpine Town of the Year Association for the implementation of the Alpine Convention to achieve sustainable development in the Alpine Arc. Brig-Glis was awarded Alpine Town of the Year 2008.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brig-Glis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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