Fribourg/Freiburg | |
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Location of Fribourg/Freiburg  | |
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| 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 (Burg), Beauregard, Jura, Pérolles, Neuveville (Neustadt), Auge (Au), Schoenberg (Schönberg), Places (Plätze), 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 |
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Fribourg[a] or Freiburg[b] 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.
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/fr/px-x-0102020000_201/-/px-x-0102020000_201.px/table/tableViewLayout2/?rxid=c5985c8d-66cd-446c-9a07-d8cc07276160. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
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