Stadtammann / Syndic (list) Christian Brechbühl FDP/PRD (as of March 2014)
• Parliament
Generalrat / Conseil général with 50 members
Area
[1][2]
• Total
12.02 km2 (4.64 sq mi)
Elevation
453 m (1,486 ft)
Population
(31 December 2018)[3]
• Total
8,278
• Density
690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3280
SFOS number
2275
ISO 3166 code
CH-FR
Surrounded by
Bas-Vully, Büchslen, Courgevaux, Galmiz, Greng, Haut-Vully, Lurtigen (Lourtens), Meyriez, Münchenwiler (Villars-Les-Moines) (BE), Muntelier, Müntschemier (BE), Ried bei Kerzers, Salvenach (Saalvagny)
Website
www.murten-morat.ch SFSO statistics
Murten (German, pronounced[ˈmuːɐ̯tn̩]ⓘ) or Morat (French, pronounced[mɔʁa]; Arpitan: Morât[mɔˈʁa]ⓘ) is a bilingual municipality and a city[4] in the See district of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
It is located on the southern shores of Lake Morat (also known as Lake Murten). Morat is situated between Neuchâtel and Fribourg and is the capital of the See/Lac District of the canton of Fribourg. It is one of the municipalities with a majority (about 75%) of German speakers in the predominantly French-speaking Canton of Fribourg.
On 1 January 1975 the former municipality of Burg bei Murten merged into the municipality of Murten.[5] It was followed on 1 January 1991 by the former municipality of Altavilla and on 1 January 2013 by the former municipality of Büchslen. On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Courlevon, Jeuss (Jentes), Lurtigen (Lourtens) and Salvenach (Salvagny) merged into Morat (Murten).[6] On 1 January 2022 the former municipalities of Galmiz, Gempenach and Clavaleyres (Canton of Bern) merged into the municipality of Murten.
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^Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 9 February 2013
^Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 3 February 2016
Murten (German, pronounced [ˈmuːɐ̯tn̩] ) or Morat (French, pronounced [mɔʁa]; Arpitan: Morât [mɔˈʁa] ) is a bilingual municipality and a city in the See...
Lake Morat or Lake Murten (French: Lac de Morat [lak də mɔʁa]; German: Murtensee) is a lake located in the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud in the west of...
the Bold, the Duke of Burgundy, and a Swiss Confederate army at Morat (Murten), about 30 kilometres from Bern. The result was a crushing defeat for the...
Burg bei Murten is a village and former municipality in the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. It was first recorded in 1340 as...
acquired by the capital Fribourg. The present extent was reached in 1803 when Murten (Morat) was acquired. The canton of Fribourg joined the separatist league...
Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Morat may refer to: Morat, Switzerland, or Murten, a town in Switzerland Battle of Morat (1476), between the Swiss Federation...
with Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden and Lucerne; annexed by Lucerne in 1480. Murten – from 1353 by treaty with Bern; became a confederal condominium in 1475...
Hotel Adler is a traditional hotel located in the Old Town of Murten, Fribourg canton, Switzerland, the first written record about it is from 1396. The...
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delimitation. It passes from Biel/Bienne over Murten and Fribourg to the Fribourg Alps. The cities of Biel/Bienne, Murten and Fribourg are officially bilingual...
successively in various alliances with other cities including Fribourg, Murten, Biel or Solothurn. This Bernese "Burgundian Confederation" was a more volatile...
Burgunderbeute: Inventar der Beutestücke aus den Schlachten von Grandson, Murten und Nancy 1476/1477 (in German), Bern: Verlag Stämpfli & Cie. Stein, Robert...
Ernest Henry Stauffer Teddy-Stauffer-Septett Born (1909-05-02)2 May 1909 Murten, Fribourg, Switzerland Died 27 August 1991(1991-08-27) (aged 82) Acapulco...
commander and 3-time mayor (Schultheiss) of Bern, hero of the Battle of Murten Niklaus Dachselhofer (1595–1670) – Bernese politician, Schultheiss (mayor)...
Lake Lugano (Lago di Lugano, Ceresio) Lake Maggiore (Lago Maggiore) Lake Murten (Lac de Morat, Murtensee) Lake Neuchâtel (Lac de Neuchâtel, Neuenburgersee)...
Lake Lugano (Lago di Lugano, Ceresio) Lake Maggiore (Lago Maggiore) Lake Murten (Lac de Morat, Murtensee) Lake Neuchâtel (Lac de Neuchâtel, Neuenburgersee)...
furnishings are exhibited, an Armoury Tower, a diorama of the Battle of Murten, and a Coin Cabinet showing 14th, 15th, 16th century Swiss coins and even...
Lake Lugano (Lago di Lugano, Ceresio) Lake Maggiore (Lago Maggiore) Lake Murten (Lac de Morat, Murtensee) Lake Neuchâtel (Lac de Neuchâtel, Neuenburgersee)...
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