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Fribourg
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Fribourg is located in Switzerland
Fribourg
Fribourg
Fribourg is located in Canton of Fribourg
Fribourg
Fribourg
Coordinates: 46°48′N 7°09′E / 46.800°N 7.150°E / 46.800; 7.150
CountrySwitzerland
CantonFribourg
DistrictLa Sarine
Government
 • ExecutiveConseil communal / Gemeinderat
with 5 members
 • MayorSyndic/Ammann (list)
Thierry Steiert SPS/PSS
(as of 2016)
 • ParliamentConseil général / Generalrat
with 80 members
Area
[1]
 • Total9.28 km2 (3.58 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
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total38,365
 • Density4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)French: Fribourgeois(e)
German: Freiburger(in)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1700
SFOS number2196
ISO 3166 codeCH-FR
LocalitiesBourg, Beauregard, Jura, Pérolles, Neuveville, Auge, Schoenberg, Places, Bourguillon (Bürglen)
Surrounded byDüdingen, Givisiez, Granges-Paccot, Marly, Pierrafortscha, Sankt Ursen, Tafers, Villars-sur-Glâne
Twin townsRueil-Malmaison (France)
Websiteville-fribourg.ch
SFSO statistics
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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.

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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