Fribourg (city)

Fribourg is the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg. Both sides of the river Saane/Sarine run through Fribourg. As of December 2011, 36,633 people lived there.

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Coat of arms of Fribourg
Coordinates: 46°48′N 7°09′E / 46.800°N 7.150°E / 46.800; 7.150Coordinates: 46°48′N 7°09′E / 46.800°N 7.150°E / 46.800; 7.150
CountrySwitzerland
CantonFribourg
DistrictSarine
Government
 • MayorFrench: syndic de Fribourg, German: Stadtammann or Ammann von Freiburg
Pierre-Alain Clément SPS
(as of 2014)
Area
 • Total9.32 km2 (3.60 sq mi)
Elevation
610 m (2,000 ft)
Highest elevation
(Schönberg)
702 m (2,303 ft)
Population
 (December 2011)
 • Total36,633
 • Density3,930.6/km2 (10,180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1700
Surrounded byDüdingen, Givisiez, Granges-Paccot, Marly, Pierrafortscha, St. Ursen, Tafers, Villars-sur-Glâne
Twin townsRueil-Malmaison (France)
Websitewww.ville-fribourg.ch
SFSO statistics

References

Other websites

  Media related to Fribourg at Wikimedia Commons