Fribourg

Also known as Freiburg, Fribourg FR, Freiburg im Uechtland, Freiburg i.Ue., Fribourg-en-Nuithonie, Freiburg i.U., Freiburg, Switzerland, Fribourg, Suisse

' or ' is the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg and district of 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 and French-speaking Switzerland. Its 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.

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Fribourg is the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg and serves as a major economic, administrative, and educational center located on the cultural border between German-speaking and French-speaking Switzerland. The city is known for its well-preserved Old City, which sits on a rocky hill above the Sarine River valley, and had a population of about 38,365 as of 2018.

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Switzerland municipality.subject_name: Fribourg
Switzerland municipality.other_name: Freiburg
Switzerland municipality.image_photo: Panorama Fribourg 107.JPG
Switzerland municipality.image_caption: Fall in Fribourg
Switzerland municipality.municipality_type: municipality and city
Switzerland municipality.imagepath_flag: CHE Fribourg Flag.svg
Switzerland municipality.imagepath_coa: Armoiries de la commune de Fribourg.svg
Switzerland municipality.canton: Fribourg
Switzerland municipality.iso code region: CH-FR
Switzerland municipality.district: La Sarine
Switzerland municipality.postal_code: 1700
Switzerland municipality.municipality_code: 2196
Switzerland municipality.area: 9.32
Switzerland municipality.elevation: 610
Switzerland municipality.highest: Schönberg
Switzerland municipality.highest_m: 702
Switzerland municipality.lowest_m: 531
Switzerland municipality.lowest: La Sarine (river)

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Freiburg
Demonym: friborghesi
Population: 38660
Area: 9.29
Elevation: 587
Official website: www.ville-fribourg.ch
Image: Panorama Fribourg 107.JPG
Dialing code: 026
Licence plate code: FR

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postal code: 1708
Commons category: Fribourg, Switzerland
native label: Freiburg
Commons gallery: Fribourg
inception: 1157-00-00
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/2196

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Sonderbund
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Twin towns – sister cities
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''' or is the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg and district of 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 and French-speaking Switzerland. Its 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 Era. The main activity in the Swiss plateau went through the area to the north, however, and was instead centered around the valley of the river Broye and Aventicum. Therefore, only a few remains from the Roman era have been found in Fribourg. These include the traces of a wall foundation on the plains near Pérolles.