Brissago
municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
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Summary
Brissago is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Brissago ranks in the top 5% of municipality of switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (889 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Isole Subdistrict[3], Canton of Ticino[4]
- Country: Switzerland[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Lake Maggiore[6]
- Official language: Italian[7]
- Shares border with: Ascona[8], Gambarogno[9], Ronco sopra Ascona[10], Centovalli[11], Cannobio[12], Valle Cannobina[13], Tronzano Lago Maggiore[14], Pino sulla Sponda del Lago Maggiore[15], Palagnedra[16], Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca[17]
- Twinned administrative body: Montalto Uffugo[18]
- Postal code: 6614[19]
- Commons category: Brissago[20]
- Licence plate code: TI[21]
- Local dialing code: 091[22]
- Official website: http://www.brissago.ch[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Brissago[24]
- Population: 1769[25], 1773[26], 1758[27], 1737[28], 1619[29], 1577[30]
- External data available at URL: https://geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/5097[31]
- Official name: Brissago[32]
- List of monuments: list of cultural properties in Brissago[33]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Brissago, Switzerland[34]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Brissago, Switzerland[35]
- Demonym: brissaghesi[36]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Brissago[37]
- Elevation above sea level: 197 m[38]
- Area: 17.8 km²[39]
- Has list: Liste von Persönlichkeiten aus Brissago TI[40]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[41]
Why It Matters
Brissago has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Brissago is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]