Fribourg (city)
Fribourg is the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg. Both sides of the river Saane/Sarine run through Fribourg. As of December 2011, 36,633 people lived there.
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| Coordinates: 46°48′N 7°09′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Fribourg |
| District | Sarine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | French: syndic de Fribourg, German: Stadtammann or Ammann von Freiburg Pierre-Alain Clément SPS/PSS (as of 2014) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.28 km2 (3.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 610 m (2,000 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Schönberg) | 702 m (2,303 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 38,365 |
| • Density | 4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 1700 |
| SFOS number | 2196 |
| Surrounded by | Düdingen, Givisiez, Granges-Paccot, Marly, Pierrafortscha, St. Ursen, Tafers, Villars-sur-Glâne |
| Twin towns | Rueil-Malmaison (France) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
References
- "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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Other websites
Media related to Fribourg at Wikimedia Commons
Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Fribourg (city)
- Official website (in French and German)
Capitals of Swiss cantons | |||
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 | Aarau (Aargau) - Altdorf (Uri) - Appenzell (Appenzell Innerrhoden) - Basel (Basel-City) - Bellinzona (Ticino) - Bern (Bern) - Chur (Graubünden) - Delémont (Jura) - Frauenfeld (Thurgau) - Fribourg (Fribourg) - Geneva (Geneva) - Glarus (Glarus) - Herisau/Trogen (Appenzell Ausserrhoden) - Lausanne (Vaud) - Liestal (Basel-Land) - Lucerne (Lucerne) - Neuchâtel (Neuchâtel) - St. Gallen (St. Gallen) - Sarnen (Obwalden) - Schaffhausen (Schaffhausen) - Schwyz (Schwyz) - Sion (Valais) - Solothurn (Solothurn) - Stans (Nidwalden) - Zug (Zug) - Zürich (Zürich) | | |
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