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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] |
Cordast
Gurmels (German) or Cormondes (, ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of See (district of Fribourg), See in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Fribourg (canton), 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. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
See (district Of Fribourg)
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] |
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] |
Kleinbösingen
Kleinbösingen is a municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Its former French name was Petit-Basens. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg. History Kleinbösingen is first mentioned in 1264 as ''Balsingen lo pitet''. In 1264-65 it was mentioned as ''Besingen'', in 1584 as ''Zänerbösingen'' and until the 18th century as ''Welschbösingen''. Geography Kleinbösingen has an area of . Of this area, or 64.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 20.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.3% is settled (buildings or roads), or 2.7% is either rivers or lakes and or 2.3% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallenried
Wallenried ( French name: Esserts; frp, Èssèrsâ ) is a former municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was one of the municipalities with a large minority of German speakers in a French speaking region. Geography Wallenried had an area of . Of this area, or 61.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 17.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 21.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.3% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.3% of the ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulmiz
Ulmiz ( French name: Ormey) is a municipality in the district of See 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 Ulmiz is first mentioned in 1200 as ''Hulmeis''. In 1390 it was mentioned in French as ''Ormeis''. Geography Ulmiz has an area of . Of this area, or 68.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 26.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.7% 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 buildings made up 4.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.8%. Out of the forested land, 24.4% of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kriechenwil
Kriechenwil is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Kriechenwil is first mentioned in 1353 as ''Digki''. Until 1959 the official name was ''Dicki''. Prehistoric traces of settlements in the area include a neolithic spearhead, a Hallstatt grave mound, an early medieval bridle and saddle and a cache of unknown coins. The land that is now the modern municipality was part of the medieval '' Herrschaft'' of Laupen. In 1324, the entire ''Herrschaft'' was acquired by Bern. The village may have existed before it became Bernese territory, but there are no records before 1353. A bridge was built over the Sarine river around 1400 as part of a medieval trade road to Bern. The village was part of the parish of Neuenegg until the Protestant Reformation in 1528. After adopting the new faith, it became part of the parish of Laupen. Today the municipality has its own primary school, while students travel to Laupen for sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laupen, Bern
Laupen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district and its district capital, situated in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Laupen is first mentioned in 1130-33 as ''Loupa''. In 1173 it was mentioned, in French, as ''Loyes''. In 1352, it is recorded in Latin as ''Louppen''. It was the site of the Battle of Laupen in 1339. The Battle of Laupen was a decisive victory for Bern and its Swiss Confederation allies against the town of Fribourg. Laupen was one of a string of battles presaging the definite decline of High Medieval heavy cavalry (knights) in the face of improving infantry tactics during the following century and led to Bern joining the Swiss Confederation in 1353. The oldest traces of settlements in Laupen is some Bronze Age sword blades which were found in a gravel pit and two grave mounds at Holzmatt-Laupenholz. Roman era coins, weapons and vessels were found north of Laupen town and at Zollgässli, while traces of a Roman road hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeuss
Jeuss (; French: Jentes ; frp, Juentes ) is a former municipality in the district of See or du Lac in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Courlevon, Jeuss, Lurtigen and Salvenach merged into Murten. History Jeuss is first mentioned in 1340 as ''Juentes''. Geography Jeuss had an area, , of . Of this area, or 79.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 10.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 8.4% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.8%. Out of the forested land, 8.4% of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferenbalm
Ferenbalm (french: Les Baumettes) is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Ferenbalm is first mentioned in 1123 as ''villa de Balmis''. Since the 16th Century it was called ''Feren-Balm'' to differenate it from Oberbalm. The oldest trace of settlements in the area are scattered grave mounds which are probably from the Hallstatt era. In addition, a grave mound from the La Tene era has been discovered. There was a Roman settlement at Gümirain, of which only bricks and ceramics remain, and another at Biberen, from which bronze pipes have been found. A document has been found which claims that the Kings of Burgundy gave this region to Payerne Priory in 961-62. However it is now believed to be a later forgery. However, by 1123, Ferenbalm was part of the estates of the Priory. During the 13th century the Counts of Kyburg acquired the village and made it part of the '' Herrschaft'' of Oltigen. In 1410, the ... [...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] |
Cressier, Fribourg
Cressier (; frp, Cressiér, or ) is a municipality in the district of See or du Lac in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. History Cressier is first mentioned in 1080 as ''Crisei''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Grissach'', however, that name is no longer used. Geography Cressier has an area, , of . Of this area, or 69.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 19.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 10.8% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.2% 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 1.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 4.8% and transportation infrastructur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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