Gletterens

Gletterens
Reconstruction of a prehistoric house in Gletterens
Reconstruction of a prehistoric house in Gletterens
Coat of arms of Gletterens
Location of Gletterens
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Gletterens is located in Switzerland
Gletterens
Gletterens
Gletterens is located in Canton of Fribourg
Gletterens
Gletterens
Coordinates: 46°54′N 6°56′E / 46.900°N 6.933°E / 46.900; 6.933
CountrySwitzerland
CantonFribourg
DistrictBroye
Government
 • MayorSyndic
Area
 • Total3.02 km2 (1.17 sq mi)
Elevation
486 m (1,594 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total1,070
 • Density350/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1544
SFOS number2022
ISO 3166 codeCH-FR
Surrounded byBoudry (NE), Chevroux (VD), Cortaillod (NE), Delley-Portalban, Grandcour (VD), Vallon
Websitegletterens.ch
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Gletterens (French pronunciation: [ɡlɛtəʁɑ̃s]) is a municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.

It is home to the Les Grèves prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ "UNESCO World Heritage Site – Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps". Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2019.