Brissago
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Brissago (, ) is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland, bordering Italy. Brissago lies on the western shore of Lake Maggiore and includes the Brissago Islands.
Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Brissago
- Swiss town.image_photo
- Brissago.jpg
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- municipality
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- Brissago-coat_of_arms.svg
- Swiss town.imagepath_flag
- CHE Brissago Flag.svg
- Swiss town.canton
- Ticino
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-TI
- Swiss town.district
- Locarno
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 6614
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 5097
- Swiss town.area
- 17.79
- Swiss town.elevation
- 197
- Swiss town.population
- 1877
- Swiss town.populationof
- 2004
- Swiss town.website
- www.brissago.ch
- Swiss town.mayor_title
- Sindaco
- Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
- Ascona, Cannobio (IT-VB), Caviano, Gerra (Gambarogno), Intragna, Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca (IT-VA), Palagnedra, Ronco sopra Ascona, San Nazzaro, Sant'Abbondio, Tronzano Lago Maggiore (IT-VA), Valle Cannobina (IT-VB).
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Municipality of Switzerland
- Official name
- Brissago
- Demonym
- brissaghesi
- Country
- Switzerland
- Located in
- Canton of Ticino
- Official language
- Italian
- Population
- 1619
- Area
- 17.8
- Elevation
- 197
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Lake Maggiore
- Shares border with
- Ronco sopra Ascona
- Official website
- www.brissago.ch
- Image
- Brissago P1130153.jpg
- Dialing code
- 091
- Licence plate code
- TI
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- topic's main category
- Category:Brissago
- twinned administrative body
- Montalto Uffugo
- Commons category
- Brissago
- postal code
- 6614
- P8168
- Kochkor District
- external data available at URL
- geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/5097
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Geography
- Transportation
- Coat of arms
- Demographics
- Heritage sites of national significance
- Politics
- Economy
- Religion
- Climate
- Education
- Crime
- In popular culture
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Brissago (, ) is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland, bordering Italy. Brissago lies on the western shore of Lake Maggiore and includes the Brissago Islands.
==History== An ax and ceramic pieces from the Neolithic era as well as Roman coins and other finds, discovered in 1846 in Brenscino, indicate that the area was prehistorically settled. In 1863, during the construction of the main road, some graves were discovered. Fragments of a grave stele with inscriptions were built into the (now destroyed) Church of San Pancrazio on Isola Grande.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brissago” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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