Fribourg

Fribourg
Municipality
Autumn in Fribourg
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Fribourg
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Coordinates: 46°48′N 7°09′E / 46.800°N 7.150°E / 46.800; 7.150
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	La Sarine
Government
• Executive	Conseil communal / Gemeinderat with 5 members
• Mayor	Syndic/Ammann (list) Thierry Steiert SPS/PSS (as of 2016)
• Parliament	Conseil général / Generalrat with 80 members
Area [1]
• Total	9.28 km2 (3.58 sq mi)
Elevation	610 m (2,000 ft)
Highest elevation (Schönberg)	702 m (2,303 ft)
Lowest elevation (La Sarine (river))	531 m (1,742 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	38,365
• Density	4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	French: Fribourgeois(e) German: Freiburger(in)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	1700
SFOS number	2196
ISO 3166 code	CH-FR
Localities	Bourg, Beauregard, Jura, Pérolles, Neuveville, Auge, Schoenberg, Places, Bourguillon (Bürglen)
Surrounded by	Düdingen, Givisiez, Granges-Paccot, Marly, Pierrafortscha, Sankt Ursen, Tafers, Villars-sur-Glâne
Twin towns	Rueil-Malmaison (France)
Website	ville-fribourg.ch SFSO statistics

Fribourg (French: [fʁibuʁ] ^ⓘ)^[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. Its Old City, one of the best-maintained in Switzerland, sits on a small rocky hill above the valley of the Sarine. In 2018, it had a population of 38,365.

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