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.
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.
Fribourg (in French: Fribourg, German: Freiburg im Ãœechtland, Italian Friburgo, Romansh Friburg) is the capital of the Swiss canton Fribourg on the river named Saane (in German) or Sarine (in French).
As its sister city BernFribourg has preserved its medieval center as a whole that is now one of the largest in Europe.
The fortifications of Fribourg form the most important medieval military architecture of Switzerland: 2 kilometers of ramparts, 14 towers and one big bulwark.
Fribourg (French; German: Freiburg or Freiburg im Ãœechtland, often Fribourg) is a city in the country of Switzerland and the capital of the Swiss Canton of Fribourg on the river Saane/Sarine.
Like its sister city Bern, Fribourg has preserved its medieval center as a whole that is now one of the largest in Europe.
Its Gothic cathedral, reaching 76 meters in height, was built between 1283 and 1490.
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