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Fribourg (French: ⓘ) [a] is the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg and district of La Sarine.Located on both sides of the river Saane/Sarine, on the Swiss Plateau, it is a major economic, administrative and educational centre on the cultural border between German-speaking and French-speaking Switzerland.
The canton of Fribourg, also canton of Freiburg (French: Canton de Fribourg [kɑ̃tɔ̃ d (ə) fʁibuʁ]; German: Kanton Freiburg [ˈfraɪbʊrɡ] ⓘ; Arpitan: Canton de Fribôrg [cɛ̃ˈtɔ̃ də fʁiˈbwa] ⓘ Romansh: Chantun Friburg; Italian: Canton Friburgo), is located in western Switzerland. The canton is bilingual, with French spoken by ...
The University of Fribourg (French: Université de Fribourg; German: Universität Freiburg) is a public university located in Fribourg, Switzerland. [2]The roots of the university can be traced back to 1580, when the notable Jesuit Peter Canisius founded the Collège Saint-Michel in the City of Fribourg. [3]
Built. 1270–82. Aerial views of Gruyères Castle, Gruyères, Fribourg, Switzerland. The Castle of Gruyères (in French: château de Gruyères), located in the medieval town of Gruyères, Fribourg, is one of the most famous in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Gruyères (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɥijɛʁ] ⓘ; Arpitan: Gruviéres [ɡʁəˈviʁ] ⓘ; Fribourgeois: Grevire; German: Greyerz) is a town in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. The medieval town is an important tourist location in the upper valley of the Saane/Sarine river, and gives its name to Gruyère cheese.
Fribourg Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas de Fribourg) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Fribourg, Switzerland, built in the Gothic style, on a rocky outcrop 50 metres above the river Sarine (Saane), dominating the medieval town below. It is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg.