Canton of Fribourg

Summary

Canton of Fribourg is a canton of Switzerland^[1]. It draws 1,090 Wikipedia views per month (canton_of_switzerland category, ranking #12 of 28).^[2]

Key Facts

• Canton of Fribourg is located in Switzerland^[3].
• Canton of Fribourg is in the country of Switzerland^[4].
• Canton of Fribourg's instance of is recorded as canton of Switzerland^[5].
• Canton of Fribourg's instance of is recorded as federated state^[6].
• Canton of Fribourg's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity^[7].
• Canton of Fribourg's capital is recorded as Fribourg^[8].
• Canton of Fribourg's official language is recorded as French^[9].
• Canton of Fribourg's official language is recorded as German^[10].
• Canton of Fribourg's shares border with is recorded as Canton of Vaud^[11].
• Canton of Fribourg's shares border with is recorded as Canton of Berne^[12].
• Canton of Fribourg's shares border with is recorded as Canton of Neuchâtel^[13].
• Canton of Fribourg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Broye District^[14].
• Canton of Fribourg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Glâne District^[15].
• Canton of Fribourg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gruyère District^[16].
• Canton of Fribourg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sarine District^[17].
• Canton of Fribourg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as See District^[18].
• Canton of Fribourg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sense District^[19].
• Canton of Fribourg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Veveyse District^[20].
• Canton of Fribourg's legislative body is recorded as Grand Council of Fribourg^[21].
• Canton of Fribourg's coat of arms is recorded as Q1392144^[22].
• Canton of Fribourg is part of Romandy^[23].
• Canton of Fribourg is part of Espace Mittelland^[24].
• Canton of Fribourg is part of German-speaking Switzerland^[25].
• Canton of Fribourg's Commons category is recorded as Canton of Fribourg^[26].
• Canton of Fribourg's licence plate code is recorded as FR^[27].

Body

Founding

1481 marks the founding of Canton of Fribourg^[28].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Fribourg'}^[29], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Freiburg'}^[30], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kanton Freiburg'}^[31], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Canton de Fribourg'}^[32]. Part of include Romandy^[23], a region^[33], in Switzerland^[34]; Espace Mittelland^[24], a greater region of Switzerland^[35], in Switzerland^[36]; and German-speaking Switzerland^[25], a region^[37], in Switzerland^[38].

Why It Matters

Canton of Fribourg draws 1,090 Wikipedia views per month (canton_of_switzerland category, ranking #12 of 28).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]