Gletterens
Gletterens is a municipality of the district Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Gletterens | |
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 Reconstruction of a prehistoric house in Gletterens | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gletterens | |
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| Coordinates: 46°54′N 6°56′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Fribourg |
| District | Broye |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Syndic |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.02 km2 (1.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 486 m (1,594 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,070 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (920/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 1544 |
| SFOS number | 2022 |
| Surrounded by | Boudry (NE), Chevroux (VD), Cortaillod (NE), Delley-Portalban, Grandcour (VD), Vallon |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
It is home to the Les Grèves prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3]
References
- "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
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