municipality of Fribourg

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The municipality of Fribourg is a historic Swiss city and cantonal capital known for its well-preserved medieval old town, bilingual French-German culture, and location along the Sarine River.

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instanceOf city
municipality
canton canton of Fribourg NERFINISHED
capitalOf canton of Fribourg NERFINISHED
country Switzerland
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 610 metres
foundedBy House of Zähringen NERFINISHED
hasBridge Bern Bridge NERFINISHED
Zaehringen Bridge NERFINISHED
hasCathedral St Nicholas Cathedral NERFINISHED
hasCulturalHeritage Catholic tradition
hasDemonym Freiburger
Fribourgeois NERFINISHED
hasFrenchName Fribourg NERFINISHED
hasGermanName Freiburg im Üechtland NERFINISHED
hasHeritageStatus Swiss heritage site of national significance (old town)
hasHistoricBridges true
hasHistoricCenterStatus one of the best-preserved medieval towns in Switzerland
hasHistoricCityWalls true
hasHistoricName Freiburg im Üechtland NERFINISHED
hasLocalRiverName La Sarine NERFINISHED
Saane NERFINISHED
hasMunicipalGovernmentType Swiss communal government
hasOfficialLanguage French
German
hasOldTownOn rocky promontory above Sarine River gorge
hasPart medieval old town
hasPostalCodePrefix 1700
hasPrimaryLanguagesGroup Romance and Germanic
hasRailwayStation Fribourg railway station NERFINISHED
hasRegionCode CH-FR
hasTransportConnection railway line between Bern and Lausanne
hasUniversity University of Fribourg NERFINISHED
hasUniversityLanguageProfile bilingual French-German
hasUrbanAreaType medium-sized Swiss city
isBilingual true
isCantonalCapital true
isRegionalEconomicCenter true
knownFor bilingual French-German culture
historic city center
well-preserved medieval architecture
locatedIn Western Switzerland
surface form: western Switzerland
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedOnRiver Sarine River NERFINISHED

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Sarine district contains municipality of Fribourg