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Lac (district)
See or Lac District (, ) 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 language, French/German language, German). Its territory enclaves the two canton of Bern, 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 language, German (67.1%) as their first language, French language, French is the second most common (24.9%), there are (1.1%) who speak Italian language, Italian and (0.1%) who speak Romansh. , the population was 49.9% male and 50.1% female. The population was made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countries Of The World
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courtepin2-coat Of Arms
Courtepin (; ) 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 agricultural land, is used fo ... [...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] |
Kerzers
Kerzers is a municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Its French name is Chiètres (; ). History Kerzers is first mentioned in 926 as ''Cartris''. In 1153 it was mentioned as ''Kercers''. Geography Kerzers has an area of . Of this area, or 68.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 14.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 15.9% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.6% 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 the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 6.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.8%. while parks, green belt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greng
Greng is a municipality in the district of See/Lac in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. History Greng is first mentioned in 1349 as ''Groyn''. Geography Greng has an area, , of . Of this area, or 76.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 10.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 14.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 3.1% 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 11.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.1%. Out of the forested land, 8.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 60.8% is used for growing crops ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wappen Greng
A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments), originating in Europe. The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its whole consists of a shield, supporters, a crest, and a motto. A coat of arms is traditionally unique to the armiger (e.g. an individual person, family, state, organization, school or corporation). The term "coat of arms" itself, describing in modern times just the heraldic design, originates from the description of the entire medieval chainmail "surcoat" garment used in combat or preparation for the latter. Rolls of arms are collections of many coats of arms, and since the early Modern Age centuries, they have been a source of information for public showing and tracing the membership of a noble family, and therefore its genealogy across time. History Heraldic designs came into general use among European nobility in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fräschels
Fräschels (German) or Frasses (, ) 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. History Fräschels is first mentioned in 1225 as ''Frescin''. In 1228 it was mentioned as ''Frasses'' in French. Geography Fräschels has an area, , of . Of this area, or 71.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 17.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 10.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes 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 6.7% and transportatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
