Fribourg

Summary

Fribourg is a Municipality of Switzerland^[1]. Fribourg ranks in the top 0.43% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (669 views/month, #8 of 1,875).^[2]

Key Facts

• Fribourg is located in Sarine District^[3].
• Fribourg is in the country of Switzerland^[4].
• Fribourg is on the body of water Gottéron^[5].
• Fribourg is on the body of water Saane/Sarine^[6].
• Fribourg's head of government is recorded as Thierry Steiert^[7].
• Fribourg's image is recorded as Panorama Fribourg 107.JPG^[8].
• Fribourg's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[9].
• Fribourg's instance of is recorded as cantonal capital of Switzerland^[10].
• Fribourg's instance of is recorded as college town^[11].
• Fribourg's instance of is recorded as city of Switzerland^[12].
• Fribourg's official language is recorded as French^[13].
• Fribourg's official language is recorded as German^[14].
• Fribourg's flag image is recorded as CHE Fribourg Flag.svg^[15].
• Fribourg's shares border with is recorded as Düdingen^[16].
• Fribourg's shares border with is recorded as Givisiez^[17].
• Fribourg's shares border with is recorded as Granges-Paccot^[18].
• Fribourg's shares border with is recorded as St. Ursen^[19].
• Fribourg's shares border with is recorded as Tafers^[20].
• Fribourg's shares border with is recorded as Villars-sur-Glâne^[21].
• Fribourg's shares border with is recorded as Marly^[22].
• Fribourg's shares border with is recorded as Pierrafortscha^[23].
• Fribourg's coat of arms image is recorded as CHE Fribourg COA.svg^[24].
• Fribourg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rueil-Malmaison^[25].
• Fribourg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nova Friburgo^[26].
• Fribourg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Changsha^[27].

Body

Geography

Fribourg is in the country of Switzerland^[4]. Fribourg is located in Sarine District^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Gottéron^[5], a brook^[28], in Switzerland^[29] and Saane/Sarine^[6], a river^[30], in Switzerland^[31]. Part of include Romandy^[32], a region^[33], in Switzerland^[34] and Üechtland^[35], a region^[36], in Switzerland^[37].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+36633'}^[38], {'amount': '+38829'}^[39], {'amount': '+38521'}^[40], {'amount': '+37016'}^[41], {'amount': '+36439'}^[42], and {'amount': '+35784'}^[43].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Municipality of Switzerland^[9], cantonal capital of Switzerland^[10], college town^[11], and city of Switzerland^[12].

History and Context

+1157-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Fribourg^[44].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Fribourg include Nova Friburgo^[45], a municipality of Brazil^[46], in Brazil^[47], founded in 1818^[48].

Why It Matters

Fribourg ranks in the top 0.43% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (669 views/month, #8 of 1,875).^[2] Fribourg has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] Fribourg is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Entities named for Fribourg include Nova Friburgo^[45], a municipality of Brazil^[46], in Brazil^[47], founded in 1818^[48].