Fribourg (French: [fʁibuʁ]) is the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg and district of La Sarine. Located on both sides of the river Saane/Sarine, on the Swiss Plateau, it is a major economic, administrative and educational centre on the cultural border between German-speaking and French-speaking Switzerland.
Capital, Fribourg/Freiburg ; Subdivisions, 168 municipalities, 7 districts ; Executive, Conseil d'Etat/Staatsrat (7) ; Legislative · Grand Council of Fribourg (130).
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Situated on the Swiss linguistic frontier, Fribourg's population is two-thirds French speaking (west) and one-third German speaking (east). Area 645 square ...
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Fribourg, capital of Fribourg canton, Switzerland. It is located on a loop in the Sarine (Saane) River southwest of Bern. Founded in 1157 by Berthold IV, ...
Lying to the north of the canton, the district is bilingual (French/German). Its territory enclaves the two Bernese municipalities of Münchenwiler and ...
Le Bourg is the historic district of the city of Fribourg. Located on a terrace above a meander of the Sarine, it was built during the founding of the city ...
Cities and Communes in District de la Sarine (Fribourg, Switzerland) with population statistics, charts, map, location, weather and web information.
Lying to the north of the canton, the district is bilingual (French/German). Its territory enclaves the two Bernese municipalities of Münchenwiler and ...
Fribourg, Fribourg, Sarine District, Canton de Fribourg, Switzerland ; 7° 9' 4" E · 46.80237,7.15128 · Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate · 610m · 32,827 (2014).