University of Fribourg
The University of Fribourg (French: Université de Fribourg; German: Universität Freiburg) is a university in the city of Fribourg, Switzerland.
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Fribourg (French pronunciation: [fʁibuʁ]; Arpitan: Fribôrg/Friboua, pronounced: [fʁibwa]; German: Freiburg or Freiburg im Üechtland, Swiss German pronunciation: [ˈfrib̥ʊrɡ]; Italian: Friburgo or Friborgo; Romansh: Friburg) is the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg and the district La Sarine. It is located on both sides of the river Saane/La Sarine, on the Swiss plateau, and is an important economic, administrative and educational center on the cultural border between German and French Switzerland (Romandy).
Population: 32,827
Latitude: 46° 48' 8.53" N
Longitude: 7° 09' 4.61" E
Articles of interest in Fribourg
50 Articles of interest near Fribourg, Switzerland
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Aventicum
Aventicum was the largest town and capital of Roman Switzerland (Helvetia or Civitas Helvetiorum). Its remains are beside the modern town of Avenches.
Battle of Laupen
The Battle of Laupen was fought on June 21, 1339 between the Bern and its allies on one side, and Freiburg together with feudal landholders from the County of Burgundy and Habsburg territories on the other. Bern was victorious, consolidating its pos…
Gruyères Castle
The Castle of Gruyères (in French: château de Gruyères), located in the medieval town of Gruyères, Fribourg, is one of the most famous in Switzerland.
Schwandbach Bridge
The Schwandbach Bridge is a deck-stiffened reinforced concrete arch bridge near Bern in Switzerland, designed by Robert Maillart and completed in 1933 at a cost of 47,298 CHF.
Saane/Sarine
Saane (in German) or Sarine (in French) is a major river of Switzerland. It is 128 km (80 mi) long and has a drainage area of 1,892 km2 (731 sq mi).
Lake Murten
Lake Morat (French: Lac de Morat (official name); German: Murtensee) is a lake located in the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud in the west of Switzerland.
Fribourg Cathedral
The Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Fribourg, built in the Gothic style, dominates the center of the medieval town of Fribourg (Switzerland).
2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
The 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 29/30, 2003. The races were held at the L'Institut Équestre National in Avenches near Lausanne, Switzerland.
Schwarzsee
Schwarzsee (German; French: Lac Noir or, rare, Lac Domène; literally Black Lake) is a small lake in the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland with an area of 0.47 km².
Lake of Gruyère
Lake of Gruyère (French: Lac de la Gruyère; German: Lac de la Gruyère or Greyerzersee) is a lake in the La Gruyère region of the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.
Barberêche
Barberêche is a municipality in the district of Lac in the Swiss canton of Fribourg.
Broye
The Broye is a 68 km long river, in the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud, in Switzerland.
Altavilla
Altavilla is a village and former municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.
Schiffenensee
Schiffenensee or lac de Schiffenen is an artificial lake formed by a barrage of the Saane/Sarine river in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.
BCF Arena
BCF Arena (formerly Patinoire Saint-Léonard) is an indoor sporting arena in Fribourg, Switzerland.
Lake Wohlen
Lake Wohlen (German: Wohlensee) is a reservoir in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. Its surface is approximately 3.65 km² and its maximum depth is 20 m. It lies between the towns of Bremgarten bei Bern and Mühleberg.