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Barberêche
Barberêche (german: Bärfischen; frp, Barberêtse ) is a former municipality in the district of Lac in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It lies on the "language boundary" between the French- and German-speaking parts of Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 it merged with Villarepos and Wallenried into the extant municipality of Courtepin. History The Barberêche area was settled quite early on, as witnessed by archaeological finds of graves from Hallstatt times and foundations from Roman times. The first documentary mention of Barberêche dates from 1154 under the name ''Barbereschi''. Later names included ''Barberesche'' (1173), ''Barbaresche'' (1180), ''Barbareschi'' (1182) and ''Barbarica'' (1423). The placename goes back to an old family name ''Barbar(i)us''. There is evidence to show that, as of the 12th century, there was a noble family in Barberêche. The Barberêche Lordship fell in the beginning under the Dukes of Zähringen, and then later became a fiefdom of the Counts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barberêche Castle
Barberêche Castle is a castle in the former municipality of Barberêche (now part of Courtepin) in the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is a Swiss Heritage Site of National Significance. It is located on the edge of the nearby plateau, above the Schiffenensee lakeshore. History Barberêche Castle was built between 1522 and 1528, likely on the site of an earlier fortification, under Petermann de Praroman's direction in the Late Gothic style. From 1839 until 1844, the castle underwent considerable remodeling, whereby the castle took its current shape in the Gothic Revival and Neoclassical styles. The castle is currently privately owned. See also * *List of castles and fortresses in Switzerland This list includes castles and fortresses in Switzerland. Entries list the name and location of the castle, fortress or ruins in each Canton in Switzerland. Aargau Appenzell Ausserrhoden Appenzell Innerrhoden Basel-Landschaft, Bas ... References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courtepin
Courtepin (; frp, Cortepin) is a municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 Barberêche, Villarepos and Wallenried merged into the extant municipality of Courtepin. History Courtepin is first mentioned in 1259 as ''Courtipin''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Curtepy'', however, that name is no longer used. Geography After the 2017 merger Courtepin had an area of . Before the merger Courtepin had an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of . Of this area, about 46.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 27.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 25.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.5% is unproductive land. In the 2013/18 survey a total of or about 21.3% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of over the 1981 amount. Over the same time period, the amount of recreational space in the municipality increased by and is now about 1.24% of the total area. Of the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Sonnaz
La Sonnaz () is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. The municipality was created in 2004 through the merger of Cormagens, La Corbaz and Lossy-Formangueires.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 19 July 2011 The municipal administration, the kindergarten and the primary school are in Lossy. Geography La Sonnaz has an area, , of . Of this area, or 66.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 22.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.4% is settled (buildings or roads), or 4.1% is either rivers or lakes.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misery-Courtion
Misery-Courtion (; frp, Miseri-Cortion) is a municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was formed on January 1, 1997 by the union of the villages of Misery, Courtion, Cormérod, and Cournillens.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 19 July 2011 Geography Misery-Courtion has an area of . Of this area, or 75.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 17.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.2% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurmels
Gurmels (German) or Cormondes (, ) is a municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Over the years, Gurmels has incorporated a number of smaller municipalities, most recently the village of Cordast in January 2005. History Gurmels is first mentioned in 1186 as ''Cormulnes''. In 1228 it was mentioned as ''Cormunec'' and in 1242 as ''Cormugnes''. Starting in the 15th century it was known as ''Cormondes''. The German form of the name is first mentioned in 1240 as ''Gurmols''. Geography Gurmels has an area, , of . Of this area, or 68.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 20.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 10.4% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Düdingen
Düdingen (; french: Guin ; frp, Duens, locally ) is a municipality in the district of Sense in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg. History Düdingen is first mentioned in 1180 as ''Doens''. In 1258 it was mentioned as ''Tiudingen'' and in 1414 as ''Dyung''. Geography Düdingen has an area of . Of this area, or 67.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 13.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 12.4% is settled (buildings or roads), or 6.3% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.6% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lac (district)
See or Lac District (german: Seebezirk, french: District du Lac) is one of the seven districts of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Lying to the north of the canton, the district is bilingual ( French/German). Its territory enclaves the two Bernese municipalities of Münchenwiler and Clavaleyres, while its own village of Wallenbuch (now part of Gurmels) is an exclave within Bern. It has a population of (as of ). Municipalities See/Lac consists of the following seventeen municipalities: Coat of arms The blazon of the district coat of arms is ''Argent, a Lion rampant Gules crowned and armed Or on Coupeaux Vert.'' Demographics See/Lac has a population () of .. Two thirds of the population () speak German (67.1%) as their first language, French is the second most common (24.9%), there are (1.1%) who speak Italian and (0.1%) who speak Romansh. , the population was 49.9% male and 50.1% female. The population was made up of 13,164 Swiss men (40.6% of the population) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villarepos
Villarepos ( frp, Velâr-Repôs ; german: Ruppertswil) is a former municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. In 2017 the former municipalities of Villarepos, Barberêche and Wallenried merged into the municipality of Courtepin. History Villarepos is first mentioned in 1332 as ''Villarepot''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Ruppertswil'', however, that name is rarely used. Geography Villarepos had an area of . Of this area, or 57.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 33.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 8.0% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counts Of Thierstein
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1992. p. 73. . The etymologically related English term "county" denoted the territories associated with the countship. Definition The word ''count'' came into English from the French ''comte'', itself from Latin ''comes''—in its accusative ''comitem''—meaning “companion”, and later “companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor”. The adjective form of the word is "comital". The British and Irish equivalent is an earl (whose wife is a "countess", for lack of an English term). In the late Roman Empire, the Latin title ''comes'' denoted the high rank of various courtiers and provincial officials, either military or administrative: before Anthemius became emperor in the West in 467, he was a military ''comes' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Zähringen
The House of Zähringen (german: Zähringer) was a dynasty of Swabian nobility. The family's name derived from Zähringen Castle near Freiburg im Breisgau. The Zähringer in the 12th century used the title of Duke of Zähringen, in compensation for having conceded the title of Duke of Swabia to the Staufer in 1098. The Zähringer were granted the special title of Rector of Burgundy in 1127, and they continued to use both titles until the extinction of the ducal line in 1218. The territories and fiefs held by the Zähringer were known as the 'Duchy of Zähringen' (), but it was not seen as a duchy in equal standing with the old stem duchies. The Zähringer attempted to expand their territories in Swabia and Burgundy into a fully recognized duchy, but their expansion was halted in the 1130s due to their feud with the Welfs. Pursuing their territorial ambitions, the Zähringer founded numerous cities and monasteries on either side of the Black Forest, as well as in the wester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiefdom
A fief (; la, feudum) was a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law. It consisted of a form of property holding or other rights granted by an overlord to a vassal, who held it in fealty or "in fee" in return for a form of feudal allegiance, services and/or payments. The fees were often lands, land revenue or revenue-producing real property like a watermill, held in feudal land tenure: these are typically known as fiefs or fiefdoms. However, not only land but anything of value could be held in fee, including governmental office, rights of exploitation such as hunting, fishing or felling trees, monopolies in trade, money rents and tax farms. There never did exist one feudal system, nor did there exist one type of fief. Over the ages, depending on the region, there was a broad variety of customs using the same basic legal principles in many variations. Terminology In ancient Rome, a "benefice" (from the Latin noun , meaning "benefit") was a gift of land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
