Canton Freiburg

canton Freiburg

base data
principal place:	Freiburg (Fribourg)
surface:	1,671 km ² (rank 8)
inhabitants:	251.308 (2004) (rank 11)
population density:	149 Einw. /km ² (rank 17)
entry to the confederation:	1481
abbreviation:	FR
languages:	German, French
Website:	Canton Freiburg
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the canton Freiburg is a canton in the west of Switzerland (German: Freiburg; French: Fribourg; Italian: Friburgo; rätoromanisch: Friburg; English: Fribourg).

1 geography
2 population
- 2.1 Languages
3 history
of 4 cities and places
- of 4,1 districts and municipalities
5 personalities
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geography

highest collection: the Vanil Noir with 2,389 meters
deepest point: 430 meters at the new citizen lake (Lac de Neuchâtel)

free citizenAlps: Dent de Brenleire (2,358 m) and Vanil Noir (2,389 m)

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population

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languages

bilingual canton with bilingual capital and important bilingual area.

Native language (conditions 1990)
- French: 60.9 per cent
- of German: 29.7 per cent
- other oneLanguages: 9.4 per cent

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of history

see: History of the canton Freiburg

of the Pré de Riva is southern of the new citizen lake a reconstructed settlement of building of stakes in Gletterens with Vallon . On the northern side far away is to only about 26 km inCanton new castle (on height of the A5-Tunnels) a further archaeological „park Laténium “in Hauterive, east of new castle (Neuchatel), which to the place „of the Musée CAN-tonally d´archéologie “stepped and shows latènezeitliche finds.

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cities and places

the city Freiburg

The two bilingual cities Freiburg are noteworthy in the Uechtland (frz. Fribourg) and Murten (frz. Morat), besides the other historical district principal places Tafers (frz. Tavel), bull, Romont, Estavayer le Lac and Châtel Saint Denis.

The canton Freiburg is into a ruralThe south/southeast and an urbanized, closely settled the north/northwest divided. The largest cities are Freiburg and bull. The bilingual canton capital and dye Freiburg are integrated into the metropolitan area (region) Berne. It covers approx. 95 ' 000 inhabitants (31. December 2004).

Freiburg in the Üechtland /Fribourg,32,549 inhabitants (2002)
bull, 16,500 inhabitants (2005)
Villars sur Glâne, 10,300 inhabitants (2005)
Marly, 7,500 inhabitants (2005)
you things, 7,000 inhabitants (2004)
Murten, 5,584 inhabitants (2002)
Wünnewil Flamatt, 5,087 inhabitants (2002)
Estavayer le Lac, 4,656 inhabitants (2003)

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Districts and municipalities

of districts of the canton Freiburg

the canton is divided into the seven districts:

Broye französischsprachig
Glâne französischsprachig
Gruyère (dt. Greyerz) französischsprachig with the only German-language municipality Jaun
Saane (frz. Sarine) in two languages French and German
lake (frz. Lac) in two languages German and French
scythe (frz. Singine) German-language
Veveyse (dt. Vivisbach französischsprachig)