Zumholz

Also known as Zumholz FR

Zumholz is a former municipality in the district of Sense in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Zumholz and Oberschrot merged into the municipality of Plaffeien.

Key facts

Swiss town.postal_code: 1719
Swiss town.subject_name: Zumholz
Swiss town.municipality_type: former
Swiss town.image_photo: Zumholz Laterne 2096.jpg
Swiss town.image_caption: Gasthof Laterne in Zumholz village
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: Zumholz-coat of arms.svg
Swiss town.canton: Fribourg
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-FR
Swiss town.district: Sense
Swiss town.municipality_code: 2310
Swiss town.area: 1.88
Swiss town.elevation: 867
Swiss town.population: 397
Swiss town.populationof: Dec 2015
Swiss town.popofyear: 2015
Swiss town.website: www.zumholz.ch
Swiss town.mayor_title: Gemeindeammann
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Alterswil, Brünisried, Guggisberg (BE), Oberschrot, Plaffeien

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==Geography== thumb|left|Zumholz village Zumholz had an area, in 2009, of . Of this area, or 72.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 18.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.9% is settled (buildings or roads), or 3.2% is either rivers or lakes.

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