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    Brissago (German pronunciation: [bʁɪˈsaːɡo] ), (Italian pronunciation: [brisˈsaːɡo]) is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino...
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    The Brissago Islands (Italian: Isole di Brissago) are a group of two islands located in the Swiss part of Lake Maggiore close to Ronco sopra Ascona and...
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    Lake Maggiore (category Brissago)
    and exotic plants. Well-known gardens include those of the Borromean and Brissago Islands, that of the Villa Taranto in Verbania, and the Alpinia Botanical...
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  • Brissago-Valtravaglia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest...
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    Chess Championship 2004 held from September 25 to October 18, 2004, in Brissago, Switzerland. Leko was helped by Vladimir Akopian, Arshak Petrosian and...
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    Max Emden (category People from Brissago)
    chemist, wholesale merchant, art collector and from 1926 owner of the Brissago Islands on Lake Maggiore. Some of Emden's properties, including valuable...
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    Cultural Dannemann in Bahia, Brazil, the Centro Dannemann was founded in Brissago, Switzerland at the beginning of 2002. The Centro Cultural Dannemann was...
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    zinc box that were[sic] driven to Brissago the same day. Fohrer, Eberhard; Schmid, Marcus X. (26 May 2023). "Brissago". Lago Maggiore. Reiseführer (in...
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    rises again to Pilone peak before descending to Lago Maggiore between Brissago and Cannobio, on the left bank making landfall at Caviano and passing west...
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    year round in the numerous gardens, notably those of the Borromean and Brissago Islands. During winter, the lakes help to maintain a higher temperature...
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    First documented appearance of a polar stratospheric cloud over Switzerland and Italy, seen from Brissago, Ticino, Switzerland on December 22, 2023...
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    baby and that she is in Brissago, apologizing for his part in keeping the lovers apart. While Frederic is rushing to Brissago, Catherine is taken to a...
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    is increasing. Numerous gardens, especially near the lakes, such as the Brissago Islands and the Scherrer Park, are renowned for their exotic plants. The...
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    Isola Madre Map Borromean rings Carlo Borromeo Federico Borromeo Isole di Brissago Official Tourism Gateway Lake Maggiore Official Tourism Gateway http://www...
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    Limidario is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Lake Maggiore near Brissago. At 2,188 metres above sea level, its summit straddles the border between...
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    Léger [de] acted as a great hostess to many well-known artists and writers. The Brissago Islands, which she had owned since 1885, was the site of great festivals;...
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    Stone pine in Brissago, on Lake Maggiore, Italy...
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    Championship 2004 was held from September 25, 2004, to October 18, 2004, in Brissago, Switzerland. Vladimir Kramnik, the defending champion, played Peter Leko...
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  • house in Brissago. He frequently travelled, displaying his work in Basel and Zurich, and formed a friendship with Jean Dubuffet. "Comune di Brissago - Amministrazione...
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    Ascona with islands of Brissago...
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    title as Classical World Chess Champion against challenger Péter Lékó at Brissago, Switzerland, by barely drawing the match in the last game. The 14-game...
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    Chinotto at the Botanical Garden of the Brissago Islands...
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    publicly acknowledged on World Alzheimer's Day in 2000. He died in 2002 in Brissago, Switzerland and is buried in Ohlsdorf Cemetery in Hamburg. Zacharias was...
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  • Italian-Swiss painter, active in both figure and quadratura painting. Born in Brissago in the Ticino in southern Switzerland. He was able to travel to the Netherlands...
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    a six-game match against Alexandra Kosteniuk ("Dannemann Classico") in Brissago by a score of 4–2 and tied for second in the Ukrainian championship. He...
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    Born (1830-09-03)3 September 1830 Edinburgh (Scotland) Died 25 October 1908(1908-10-25) (aged 78) Brissago (Switzerland) Occupation classical scholar...
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  • Lacroix Chessex in Trient, Switzerland House in Brissago by Wespi de Meuron Romeo Architects in Brissago, Switzerland Flexhouse by Evolution Design in Feldmeilen...
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    and Non-Native Plants with Extrafloral Nectaries: New Insights from the Brissago Islands (Canton Ticino, Switzerland". Bollettino della Società Ticinese...
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  • (Province of Brescia) Brione (Province of Trento) Briosco Brisighella Brissago-Valtravaglia Brissogne Brittoli Brivio Brixen Broccostella Brogliano Brognaturo...
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  • votes. Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca borders the following municipalities: Brissago (Switzerland), Cannobio (VB), Curiglia con Monteviasco, Dumenza, Gambarogno...
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