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Brixen

Also known as Bressanone, Persenon

Brixen (), also known as Bressanone (), is a town and commune in the province of South Tyrol, northern Italy, located about north of Bolzano.

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Brixen, also known by its Italian name Bressanone, is a town located in the South Tyrol region of northern Italy, positioned north of the larger city of Bolzano. It serves as a commune (local administrative unit) within its province and represents part of the culturally distinct Alpine region that straddles Italian and Austrian influences.

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Key facts

Italian comune.name: BrixenBressanone
Italian comune.official_name: Gemeinde BrixenComune di Bressanone
Italian comune.native_name: /
Italian comune.image_skyline: Brixen Dom Mariä Himmelfahrt (BD 14187 3 05-2015).jpg
Italian comune.imagesize: 200px
Italian comune.image_caption: View of Brixen
Italian comune.image_shield: Coat of arms of Brixen.svg
Italian comune.image_flag: Bandiera di Bressanone.png
Italian comune.region: Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Italian comune.province: South Tyrol (BZ)
Italian comune.frazioni: see list
Italian comune.mayor_party: SVP
Italian comune.mayor: Andreas Jungmann
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 84.86
Italian comune.population_total: 22770
Italian comune.population_as_of: 31 December 2020
Italian comune.population_demonyms: German: BrixnerItalian: Brissinesi
Italian comune.elevation_m: 560

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Name and etymology
Geography
''Frazioni''
History
Coat-of-arms
Main sights
Gallery
Society
Linguistic distribution
Culture
Notable people
Sport
Transport
Twin towns – sister cities
Sports
References
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Brixen (), also known as Bressanone (), is a town and commune in the province of South Tyrol, northern Italy, located about north of Bolzano.

Brixen is the third-largest city and oldest town in the province, with a population of nearly twenty-three thousand. It is located at the confluence of the Eisack and Rienz rivers, and today it is the capital of the Eisack district community.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brixen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.