Fribourg
capital of the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
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Fribourg is a city in Switzerland [1]. Established in 1157 , it serves as the capital of the canton of the same name. The city is governed by Thierry Steiert .
Fribourg has a population of 39,000 as of 2024 [2]. It covers an area of 9.28 square kilometers [3] and sits at an elevation of 587 meters .
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Sarine District[3]
- Country: Switzerland[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Gottéron[5], Saane/Sarine[6]
- Head of government: Thierry Steiert[7]
- Instance of: cantonal capital of Switzerland[8], college town[9], city of Switzerland[10]
- Official language: French[11], German[12]
- Shares border with: Düdingen[13], Givisiez[14], Granges-Paccot[15], St. Ursen[16], Tafers[17], Villars-sur-Glâne[18], Marly[19], Pierrafortscha[20]
- Twinned administrative body: Rueil-Malmaison[21], Nova Friburgo[22], Changsha[23]
- Postal code: 1700[24], 1701[25], 1707[26], 1708[27]
- Part of: Romandy[28], Üechtland[29]
- Commons category: Fribourg, Switzerland[30]
- Licence plate code: FR[31]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[32]
- Local dialing code: 026[33]
- Inception: 1157[34]
- Significant event: Siege of Freiburg[35]
- Official website: http://www.ville-fribourg.ch[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Fribourg[37]
- Commons gallery: Fribourg[38]
- Population: 36,633[39], 38,829[40], 38,521[41], 37,016[42], 36,439[43], 35,784[44], 34,977[45], 34,422[46], 33,935[47], 33,670[48], 33,607[49], 33,962[50], 33,913[51], 32,613[52]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Fribourg include Nova Friburgo[53], a municipality of Brazil[54], in Brazil[55], founded in 1818[56].
Why It Matters
Fribourg has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] Fribourg is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
Entities named for Fribourg include Nova Friburgo[53], a municipality of Brazil[54], in Brazil[55], founded in 1818[56].