Place:Fribourg, Switzerland

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NameFribourg
Alt namesCanton of Fribourg
Freiburgsource: Rand McNally Atlas (1986) I-90
Friborgosource: Family History Library Catalog
Fribourgsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Fribourg cantonsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCanton
Coordinates46.833°N 7.167°E
Located inSwitzerland     (1481 - )
Contained Places
Commune
Broc
Corbières
Gemeinde
Cordast
Inhabited place
Berlens ( 800 - )
Bulle
Charmey
Cheyres
Châtel-Saint-Denis
Cournillens
Estavayer-le-Lac
Fribourg
Grangettes
Grolley
Hauterive ( 500 - )
Kerzers
La Roche
La Tour-de-Trême
Léchelles ( 1200 - )
Montbovon
Murten ( 1100 - )
Plaffeien
Porsel
Posieux
Riaz
Romont
Rue
Schwarzsee
Ursy
Vaulruz
Vuadens
Municipality
Barberêche
Gruyères ( 500 - )
Unknown
Domdidier
Uttewil
Überstorf
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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The canton of Fribourg, also canton of Freiburg is located in western Switzerland. The canton is bilingual, with French spoken by more than two thirds of the citizens and German by a little more than a quarter. Both are official languages in the canton. The canton takes its name from its capital city of Fribourg.

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History

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On the shores of Lake Neuchâtel and Lake Morat significant traces of prehistoric settlements have been unearthed.

The canton of Fribourg joined the Swiss Confederation in 1481. The area is made up of lands acquired by the capital Fribourg. The present extent was reached in 1803 when Murten (Morat) was acquired. The canton of Fribourg joined the separatist league of Catholic cantons in 1846 (Sonderbund). The following year, its troops surrendered to the federal army.

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