Brissago

municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
AdministrativeArea municipality_of_switzerland Q69706
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Brissago

Summary

Brissago is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Brissago ranks in the top 5% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Brissago is located in Isole Subdistrict[3].
  • Brissago is located in Canton of Ticino[4].
  • Brissago is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • Brissago is on the body of water Lake Maggiore[6].
  • Brissago's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[7].
  • Brissago's official language is recorded as Italian[8].
  • Brissago's shares border with is recorded as Ascona[9].
  • Brissago's shares border with is recorded as Gambarogno[10].
  • Brissago's shares border with is recorded as Ronco sopra Ascona[11].
  • Brissago's shares border with is recorded as Centovalli[12].
  • Brissago's shares border with is recorded as Cannobio[13].
  • Brissago's shares border with is recorded as Valle Cannobina[14].
  • Brissago's shares border with is recorded as Tronzano Lago Maggiore[15].
  • Brissago's shares border with is recorded as Pino sulla Sponda del Lago Maggiore[16].
  • Brissago's shares border with is recorded as Palagnedra[17].
  • Brissago's shares border with is recorded as Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca[18].
  • Brissago's twinned administrative body is recorded as Montalto Uffugo[19].
  • Brissago's postal code is recorded as 6614[20].
  • Brissago's Commons category is recorded as Brissago[21].
  • Brissago's licence plate code is recorded as TI[22].
  • Brissago's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[23].
  • Brissago's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[24].
  • Brissago's local dialing code is recorded as 091[25].
  • Brissago's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.116666666667, 'lon': 8.7}[26].
  • Brissago's official website is recorded as http://www.brissago.ch[27].

Body

Geography

Brissago is in the country of Switzerland[5]. Located in include Isole Subdistrict[3], a subdistrict of the canton of Ticino[28], in Switzerland[29] and Canton of Ticino[4], a canton of Switzerland[30], in Switzerland[31], founded in 1803[32]. Brissago is on the body of water Lake Maggiore[6].

Physical Characteristics

Brissago covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+17.8'}[33]. Brissago sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+197'}[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1769'}[35], {'amount': '+1773'}[36], {'amount': '+1758'}[37], {'amount': '+1737'}[38], and {'amount': '+1619'}[39].

Designation and Status

Brissago's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[7].

Why It Matters

Brissago ranks in the top 5% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month).[2] Brissago has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] . wikidata.org.
  27. [36] . wikidata.org.
  28. [37] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [38] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [39] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [34] . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Population {'amount': '+1769'}, {'amount': '+1773'}, {'amount': '+1758'} +2
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