Brig

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Brig is a historic Swiss town in the canton of Valais, known as a regional transport hub and gateway to the surrounding Alpine passes.

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Brig canonical 20

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
administrativeCenterOf district of Brig
climate continental climate
country Switzerland
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 670 metres
governedBy municipal council of Brig-Glis
hasHeritageStatus site of regional significance
hasLandmark Collegiate Church of St. Sebastian
Stockalper Palace
old town
hasPostalCode 3900
hasRailConnection Glacier Express route
Lötschberg Tunnel
surface form: Lötschberg Base Tunnel

Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Simplon railway line
hasRailStation Brig railway station
hasTourismActivity hiking
mountain excursions
skiing
isPartOf Brig-Glis
knownFor Alpine tourism
historic town center
railway junction
localDialect Walser German dialects
surface form: Walser German
locatedIn Alps
Upper Valais
Canton of Valais
surface form: canton of Valais

district of Brig
locatedInRegion Valais Alps
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedNear Aletsch Glacier
surface form: Aletsch Glacier region

Italian border
Simplon Pass
locatedOnRiver Rhône River
surface form: Rhône
mergedInto Brig-Glis
officialLanguage German
partOfTouristRegion Valais
surface form: Valais tourism region
railwayTunnelConnection Lötschberg Tunnel
Simplon Tunnel
roadConnection A9 motorway
Simplon Road
role gateway to Alpine passes
regional transport hub
transportRole north–south transit point through the Alps
usesCurrency Swiss franc

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