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Fribourg
or is the capital of the Cantons of Switzerland, Swiss canton of Canton of Fribourg, Fribourg and district of Sarine (district), 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 Switzerland, German-speaking and Romandy, French-speaking Switzerland. Its Old town, Old City, one of the best-maintained in Switzerland, sits on a small rocky hill above the valley of the Sarine. In 2018, it had a population of 38,365. History Prehistory The region around Fribourg has been settled since the Neolithic period, although few remains have been found. These include some flint tools found near Bourguillon, as well as a stone hatchet and bronze tools. A river crossing was located in the area during the Roman Empire, Roman Era. The main activity in the Swiss plateau went through the area to the north, however, and was instead centered around the valley o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Fribourg
The canton of Fribourg, also canton of Freiburg, is located in western Switzerland. The canton is bilingual, with French spoken by more than two thirds of the citizens and German by a little more than a quarter. Both are official languages in the canton. The canton takes its name from its capital city of Fribourg. History On the shores of Lake Neuchâtel and Lake Morat significant traces of prehistoric settlements have been unearthed. The canton of Fribourg joined the Swiss Confederation in 1481. The area is made up of lands acquired by the capital Fribourg. The present extent was reached in 1803 when Murten (Morat) was acquired. The canton of Fribourg joined the separatist league of Catholic cantons in 1846 ( Sonderbund). The following year, its troops surrendered to the federal army. Geography The canton is bounded to the west by Lake Neuchâtel, to the west and the south by the canton of Vaud, and to the east by the canton of Bern. The canton includes two enclaves with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romandy
Romandy ( or ; Arpitan: ''Romandia'')Before World War I, the term French Switzerland () waalso used ( or , , ) is the French-speaking historical and cultural region of Switzerland. In 2020, about 2 million people, or 22.8% of the Swiss population, lived in Romandy. The majority of the population lives in the western part of the country, especially the region along Lake Geneva, connecting Geneva, Vaud, and the Lower Valais. French is the sole official language in four Swiss cantons: Geneva, Vaud, Neuchâtel, and Jura. Additionally, French and German have co-official status in three cantons: Fribourg/Freiburg, Valais/Wallis, and Berne/Bern. Name The adjective ' (feminine ') is a regional dialectal variant of ' (modern French ', i.e. "Roman"); in Old French used as a term for the Gallo-Romance vernaculars. Use of the adjective ' (with its unetymological final ') in reference to the Franco-Provençal dialects can be traced to the 15th century; it is recorded, as ', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarine (district)
Sarine District ( ; ; ) is one of the seven districts of the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Fribourg (canton), Fribourg in Switzerland. It is largely French language, French-speaking, with a German language, German-speaking minority. Its territory is drained by the Saane/Sarine, Sarine river (which gives it its name), and by its tributary, the Glâne (river), Glâne. It has a population of (as of ). Municipalities The district consists of the following twenty-five municipalities, including the cantonal capital Fribourg: Demographics Sarine has a population () of . Most of the population () speaks French language, French (64,341 or 75.3%) as their first language, German language, German is the second most common (12,373 or 14.5%) and Italian language, Italian is the third (2,008 or 2.3%). There are 80 people who speak Romansh language, Romansh. , the population was 49.5% male and 50.5% female. The population was made up of 35,822 Swiss men (36.8% of the population) and 12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Givisiez
Givisiez (; ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Sarine (district), Sarine in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Fribourg (canton), Fribourg in Switzerland. It was formerly known in German language, German as ''Siebenzach'', but this usage is no longer common. History Givisiez is first mentioned in 1142 as ''Juvinsie''. Until the beginning of the 19th century it was known as ''Juvisy''. Geography Givisiez has an area, , of . Of this area, or 34.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 23.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 40.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes and or 1.2% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data . Retrieved 25 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Düdingen
Düdingen (; ; , locally ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Sense (district), Sense in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Fribourg (canton), 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villars-sur-Glâne
Villars-sur-Glâne (; ) is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Geography Villars-sur-Glâne has an area, , of . Of this area, or 29.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 17.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 51.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.3% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 4.9% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 27.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 13.8%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.7% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.4%. Out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saane/Sarine
The Sarine (; ) or Saane () is a major river of Switzerland.6th longest, 7th largest basin, see List of rivers of Switzerland It is long and has a drainage area of . It is a tributary of the Aare. The Sarine rises in the Bernese Alps, near Sanetschhorn, in the Canton of Valais. It forms the Lac de Sénin (French; ) reservoir at 2034 m, and then enters the Canton of Bern, traversing the Sanetsch falls between 1900 and 1400 m. It then forms the westernmost valley of the Bernese Oberland, flowing past Gsteig, Gstaad and Saanen in the Obersimmental-Saanen district. Downstream of Saanen, at 982 m, it enters the Canton of Vaud, passing Rougemont, Château-d'Œx and Rossinière, forming the ''Lac du Vernex'' at 859 m. At 833, it traverses the ''Creux de l'Enfer'' and enters the Canton of Fribourg, forming ''Lac de Montbovon'' at 777 m.From this point, it more or less follows the linguistic boundary between French- and German-speaking Switzerland across the bilingual canton of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marly, Switzerland
Marly (; ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Sarine (district), Sarine in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Fribourg (canton), Fribourg in Switzerland. Its German name is ''Mertenlach'', but this is no longer common, although still in regional use. It was formed through the 1970 merger of Marly-le-Grand and Marly-le-Petit and the 1976 addition of the former municipality of Chésalles.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 4 April 2011 History Marly is first mentioned in 1055 as ''in marlensi''.Geography Marly has an area, , of . Of this area, or 35.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 29.4% is foreste ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sankt Ursen
St. Ursen (known as Saint-Ours in French; ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Sense (district), Sense in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Fribourg (canton), 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 St. Ursen is first mentioned in 1651 as ''ex sancto Urso''. Geography St. Ursen has an area of . Of this area, or 74.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 18.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.1% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tafers
Tafers ( ; ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Sense (district), Sense in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Fribourg (canton), Fribourg in Switzerland. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of St. Antoni and Alterswil merged into the municipality of Tafers. History Alterswil Alterswil is first mentioned in 1148 as ''Alterihcwilere''. In 1228 it was mentioned as ''Vilar Altri''. St. Antoni St. Antoni is first mentioned in 1690 as ''S Antonii''. Geography Tafers has an area of . Of this area, or 63.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 21.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 14.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.1% is unproductive land. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granges-Paccot
Granges-Paccot (; is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. History Granges-Paccot is first mentioned in 1317 as ''Grangiarum ante la mota dicti castri''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Zur Schüren'', however, that name is no longer used. Geography Granges-Paccot has an area, , of . Of this area, or 45.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 15.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 31.0% is settled (buildings or roads), or 7.8% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data . Retrieved 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 3.8% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 11.5% and tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
