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Fribourg

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Canton	Fribourg
District	Saane/Sarine
Coordinates	46°48′ N 7°09′ E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=46_48_N_7_09_E_region:CH_type:city(36,405))
Postal code	1700
Population	36,405 (January 2003)
Area	9.32 km²
Elevation	610 m
Mayor	Jean Bourgknecht
Website	fr.ch/ville-fribourg

For other uses, see Fribourg (disambiguation).

Fribourg (French: Fribourg, German: Freiburg or Freiburg im Üechtland) is a city in the country of Switzerland and the capital of the Swiss Canton of Fribourg on the river named Saane (in German) or Sarine (in French).

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5 Famous Fribourgeois

6 Miscellaneous

7 External links

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Elevation: mean 610 m; the highest point is the Schönberg (702 m)
Languages: French (ca. 21.240 inhabitants) and German (ca. 8.288 inhabitants)

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History

The town was founded in 1157 by Berchtold IV von Zähringen. It has been a member of the Swiss Confederation since 1481.

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Sights

Saane/Sarine river near the city

As its sister city Bern Fribourg has preserved its medieval center as a whole that is now one of the largest in Europe. Consisting of the neighborhoods Bourg, Auge and Neuveville its old town is rich in fountains and churches dating from the 12th century until the 17th century. Its Gothic cathedral, reaching 76 meters in height, has been built between 1283 and 1490. The fortifications of Fribourg form the most important medieval military architecture of Switzerland: 2 kilometers of ramparts, 14 towers and one big bulwark.