Marsens

Also known as Marsens FR

Marsens (; Arpitan: Machin) is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2001 the former municipality of Vuippens merged into the municipality of Marsens.

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Swiss town.subject_name: Marsens
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Marsens COA.svg
Swiss town.canton: Fribourg
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-FR
Swiss town.district: Gruyère
Swiss town.postal_code: 1633
Swiss town.municipality_code: 2140
Swiss town.area: 7.79
Swiss town.elevation: 722
Swiss town.website: www.marsens.ch
Swiss town.mayor_title: Syndic
Swiss town.places: Marsens, Vuippens
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Corbières, Echarlens, Grangettes, Hauteville, Le Châtelard, Pont-en-Ogoz, Riaz, Sâles, Sorens

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Official name: Marsens
Population: 1909
Area: 7.85
Elevation: 722
Official website: www.marsens.ch
Image: Lake Gruyere - panoramio.jpg
Dialing code: 026
Licence plate code: FR

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Commons category: Marsens
postal code: 1633
P8168: list of state leaders in 169
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/2140

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==History== thumb|left|Aerial view (1952) Marsens derives its name from the god Mars. Archaeology in the village uncovered a Gallo-Roman temple dedicated to the god, which was destroyed in 260. The site of the temple can be seen today. Marsens is first mentioned in 851 as Curtis marsingus. In 929 it was mentioned as Marsingis and in 1668 it was Marcens. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Marsing, however, that name is no longer used.