Brig District
The district of Brig is a district in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It has a population of 27,360.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: district of the canton of Valais with 27,400 residents
- Description: district of the canton of Valais, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Bezirk Brig”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Glishorn and Simplon Pass.
Glishorn
Peak
The Glishorn is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, overlooking Brig-Glis in the canton of Valais.
Simplon Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Simplon Pass is a high mountain pass between the Pennine Alps and the Lepontine Alps in Switzerland. It connects Brig in the canton of Valais with Domodossola in Piedmont. Simplon Pass is situated 4 km southeast of Brig District.
Tochuhorn
Peak
Photo: Hp.Baumeler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tochuhorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking the Simplon Pass in the canton of Valais.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brig and Brig.
Brig
Photo: JoachimKohlerBremen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brig, officially Brig-Glis, is a municipality of 13,000 people in Valais in Switzerland. The municipality is made up of two neighbouring towns, Brig and Glis, with a third independent town Naters across the Rhone river to the north.
Brig
Town
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brig, known as Brig in German and Briga in Italian, is a town and former municipality in the canton of Valais. It is part of the municipality of Brig-Glis. Brig is situated 4 km northwest of Brig District.
Naters
Village
Photo: Summi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Naters is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Birgisch and Mund merged into the municipality of Naters, which also includes the villages of Hegdorn, Geimen, Mehlbaum, Rischinen and Blatten bei Naters. Naters is situated 5 km north of Brig District.
Brig District
- Location: Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arpitan to Waray—“Brig District” goes by many names.
- Arpitan: “Destrict de Brega”
- Arpitan: “District de Brega”
- Basque: “Brig barrutia”
- Bavarian: “Beziak Brig”
- Belarusian: “акруга Брыг”
- Catalan: “districte de Brig-Glis”
- Catalan: “Districte de Brig”
- Cebuano: “Brig District”
- Chinese: “Brig Koān”
- Chinese: “布里格区”
- Chinese: “布里格區”
- Czech: “Brig”
- Czech: “Okres Brig”
- Dutch: “Brig”
- Esperanto: “Bezirk Brig”
- Esperanto: “Brig”
- Esperanto: “Brigo”
- Esperanto: “District de Brigue”
- Esperanto: “Distrikto Brigo”
- Finnish: “Brigin alue”
- French: “District de Brig”
- French: “district de Brigue”
- French: “District de Brigue”
- German: “Bezirk Brig”
- German: “Brig”
- German: “District de Brigue”
- Italian: “Brig”
- Italian: “distretto di Briga”
- Italian: “Distretto di Briga”
- Japanese: “ブリーク区”
- Japanese: “ブリーク郡”
- Latin: “Briga”
- Lombard: “Brig”
- Lombard: “Briga”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Brig Koān”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Distriktet Brig”
- Persian: “بخش بریگ”
- Polish: “Okręg Brig”
- Portuguese: “Distrito de Briga”
- Romansh: “District da Brig”
- Russian: “Бриг”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Brig”
- Swedish: “Brig District”
- Swedish: “Brig”
- Swiss German: “Bezirk Brig”
- Tosk Albanian: “Bezirk Brig”
- Ukrainian: “Бріг”
- Venetian: “Distreto de Briga”
- Vietnamese: “Brig”
- Waray (Philippines): “Brig”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rothwald and Ried.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fülhorn and Staldhorn.
Valais: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Sion, Zermatt, Martigny, and Brig.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
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