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 and Alpine region
linked to: Swiss Plateau
isSeatOf district of Brig administration
localDialect Walser German
locatedIn Alps
Upper Valais
canton of Valais
linked to: Canton of Valais

district of Brig
locatedNear Simplon Pass
locatedOnRiver Rhône
linked to: Rhône River
mergerEffectiveDate 1973
municipalityCode 6002
nearRiver Saltina
officialLanguage German
population approximately 13,000 inhabitants
postalCode 3900
railConnections Lötschberg railway line
Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Simplon railway line
linked to: Jura-Simplon-Bahn
region Valais Alps
religiousMajority Roman Catholic
linked to: Roman Catholicism
roadConnections Simplon Pass road
linked to: Simplon Pass
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 containsTown Brig-Glis
subject linked to: Valais, Switzerland
Visp neighboringMunicipality Brig-Glis