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Bösingen, Fribourg
Bösingen (; french: Basens, formerly ''Bésingue''; frp, Besing ) is a municipality in the district of Sense in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg. History Bösingen is first mentioned in 1228 as ''Basens''. The municipality was formerly known by its French name ''Bésingue'', however, that name is no longer used. Between 1953–62 it was known as ''Grossbösingen''. Geography Bösingen has an area of . Of this area, or 75.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 14.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.3% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sense (district)
Sense District (german: Sensebezirk; french: District de la Singine ; frp, District de la Singena ) is one of the seven administrative districts of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland, and the only completely German-speaking one. It is named after the Sense River, Sense river, which forms the majority of its eastern border with the canton of Bern. History The Sense region was first mentioned historically in 1076 under the name ''Sensuna''. It became a district since the canton was reorganized from four into seven districts in 1848. Most of the Sense belonged to the lordship of the Republik Freiburg (Respublicas Friburgensis) until the demise of the ancien régime. The district has its own dialect, called Sensler German. Municipalities It contains 15 municipalities. The municipalities are: Coat of arms The blazon of the district coat of arms is ''Azure, a Guard statant afrontee clad Azure and Sable ensigned with a Cross on sinister, holding in dexter a Halberd Argent.'' De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
