Autumn in Fribourg | |
Coordinates: 46°48′N 7°09′E / 46.800°N 7.150°E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Fribourg |
District | La Sarine |
Government | |
• Executive | Conseil communal / Gemeinderat with 5 members |
• Mayor | Syndic/Ammann (list) Thierry Steiert SPS/PSS (as of 2016) |
• Parliament | Conseil général / Generalrat with 80 members |
Area | |
• Total | 9.28 km2 (3.58 sq mi) |
Elevation | 610 m (2,000 ft) |
Highest elevation (Schönberg) | 702 m (2,303 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 531 m (1,742 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 38,365 |
• Density | 4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | French: Fribourgeois(e) German: Freiburger(in) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 1700 |
SFOS number | 2196 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-FR |
Localities | Bourg, Beauregard, Jura, Pérolles, Neuveville, Auge, Schoenberg, Places, Bourguillon (Bürglen) |
Surrounded by | Düdingen, Givisiez, Granges-Paccot, Marly, Pierrafortscha, Sankt Ursen, Tafers, Villars-sur-Glâne |
Twin towns | Rueil-Malmaison (France) |
Website | ville-fribourg SFSO statistics |
Fribourg (French: [fʁibuʁ] )[a] 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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