Freiburg, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 46°48′N 7°09′E / 46.800°N 7.150°ECoordinates: 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 |
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| • Mayor |
Syndic/Ammann (list) Thierry Steiert SPS/PSS (as of 2016) |
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| • Parliament |
Conseil général / Generalrat with 80 members |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 9.3 km2 (3.6 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 610 m (2,000 ft) | |
| Highest elevation (Schönberg) | 702 m (2,303 ft) | |
| Lowest elevation (La Sarine (river)) | 531 m (1,742 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2016) | ||
| • Total | 38,829 | |
| • Density | 4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | French: Fribourgois(e), German: Freiburger(in) | |
| Postal code | 1700 | |
| SFOS number | 2196 | |
| 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 |
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Fribourg (French pronunciation: [fʁibuʁ]; Arpitan: Fribôrg/Friboua, pronounced [fʁibwa] (
listen)) or Freiburg (German, or Freiburg im Üechtland, Swiss German pronunciation: [ˈfrib̥ʊrɡ]; Italian: Friborgo or Friburgo; Romansh: Friburg) is the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg and the district La Sarine. It is located on both sides of the river Saane/Sarine, on the Swiss Plateau, and is a major economic, administrative and educational center on the cultural border between German and French Switzerland (Romandy). Its Old City, one of the best-maintained in Switzerland, sits on a small rocky hill above the valley of the Sarine.
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