Brig-Glis

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Brig-Glis is a Swiss town in the canton of Valais, known as a regional transport hub near the Simplon Pass and an important gateway to the Alps.

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Brig-Glis canonical 7

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
cantonCapitalProximity Sion
climate continental alpine climate
coordinateLocation 46.3167° N, 7.9833° E
country Switzerland
crossesBorderTo Italy via Simplon Pass
economicActivity services
tourism
transport and logistics
elevation approximately 691 metres above sea level
formedByMergerOf Brig
Brigerbad
Glis
function gateway to the Alps
regional transport hub
hasEducationalInstitution Spiritus Sanctus College Brig
hasLandmark Collegiate Church of Brig
Old Town of Brig
Stockalper Palace
hasRailwayStation Brig railway station
isPartOf Swiss Plateau
surface form: Swiss Plateau and Alpine region
isSeatOf district of Brig administration
localDialect Walser German dialects
surface form: Walser German
locatedIn Alps
Upper Valais
Canton of Valais
surface form: canton of Valais

district of Brig
locatedNear Simplon Pass
locatedOnRiver Rhône River
surface form: Rhône
mergerEffectiveDate 1973
municipalityCode 6002
nearRiver Saltina
officialLanguage German
population approximately 13,000 inhabitants
postalCode 3900
railConnections Lötschberg railway line
Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Jura-Simplon-Bahn
surface form: Simplon railway line
region Valais Alps
religiousMajority Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic
roadConnections Simplon Pass
surface form: Simplon Pass road
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
touristAttraction access to Aletsch region
historic town centre
twinTown Domodossola
vehicleRegistrationCode VS

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Valais hasMajorCity Brig-Glis
Canton of Valais contains Brig-Glis
Brig isPartOf Brig-Glis
Brig mergedInto Brig-Glis
Valais, Switzerland containsTown Brig-Glis
subject surface form: Valais
Visp neighboringMunicipality Brig-Glis