Fribourg

Fribourg

Fribourg (in French: Fribourg, German: Freiburg im Uechtland) is the capital of the Swiss canton Fribourg on the Saane or Sarine river.

Table of contents

1 Some numbers
2 History
3 Education
4 External link

Some numbers

Surface: 928,01 ha
Height: mean height 610 m; the highest point is the Schönberg (702 m)
Population 31.700 inhabitants (2000)
Languages: French (ca. 21.240 inhabitants) and German (ca. 8.288 inhabitants)

History

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

Education

University of Friboug

Schools and the University are bilingual French and German. It is possible to follow schools in either language at any level.

External link

Official site (French & German).

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