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Morlon
Morlon (, ) is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. History Morlon is first mentioned in 1038 as ''Mollon''. It was first mentioned as Morlon in 1500. Geography Morlon has an area, , of . Of this area, or 71.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 16.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.7% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.2% is either rivers or lakes and or 1.2% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.6%. Out of the forested land, 15.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Of Gruyère
Lake of Gruyère (french: Lac de la Gruyère; german: Lac de la Gruyère or ) is an artificial lake in the La Gruyère region of the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. The reservoir was formed between the cities of Bulle and Fribourg, by building the Rossens Dam on the Saane/Sarine, Sarine river in 1948. The arch dam has a height of 83 m and a crest length of 320 m. The reservoir filled in about four months after completion. The dam is operated by the Groupe E SA. The remains of the castle of Pont (or Pont-en-Ogoz) and a chapel are located on the Ile d'Ogoz, one of the five islets in the lake. The "Viaduc du Lac de Gruyère" of the A12 (Switzerland), A12 motorway was built in the 1970s. The bridge has a total length of 2043 m and crosses three valleys, including two arms of the lake. See also *List of lakes of Switzerland External links *Swissdams: Rossens* * Dams in Switzerland, Gruyere Reservoirs in Switzerland, Gruyere Lakes of the canton of Fribourg, Gruyere Arch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulle
Bulle (; frp, Bulo ) is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. In January 2006 Bulle incorporated the formerly independent municipality of La Tour-de-Trême. History Ancient times Bulle is first mentioned in the 9th century as ''Butulum''. In 1200 it was mentioned as ''Bollo''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Boll''; however, that name is no longer used. Very little is known about the early history of the Bulle area. In 1995, a large grave mound from the early Hallstatt period was partially excavated. The grave mound lies about from the hill on which the church was later built. Middle ages During the Early Middle Ages it was the home of a parish church that covered a large parish. This Church of St. Eusebius was probably built in the 6th or 7th century by the Bishop of Lausanne. The church is mentioned several times between 852 and 875. In the 9th century, the parish was split into several indep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broc, Switzerland
Broc (; frp, Broc, locally ) is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. History Broc is first mentioned in 1115 as ''Broc'' and ''Broch''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Bruck'', but that name is no longer used. In 1898, the Cailler chocolate factory was opened. As a consequence, population of Broc increased by a three-fold. The factory hydroelectrical plant on the Jogne enabled the electrification of the entire village. Geography Broc has an area, , of . Of this area, or 41.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 44.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.1% is settled (buildings or roads), or 2.9% is either rivers or lakes and or 2.2% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulle, Switzerland
Bulle (; frp, Bulo ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Gruyère (district), Gruyère in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Fribourg (canton), Fribourg in Switzerland. In January 2006 Bulle incorporated the formerly independent municipality of La Tour-de-Trême. History Ancient times Bulle is first mentioned in the 9th century as ''Butulum''. In 1200 it was mentioned as ''Bollo''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Boll''; however, that name is no longer used. Very little is known about the early history of the Bulle area. In 1995, a large tumulus, grave mound from the early Hallstatt culture, Hallstatt period was partially excavated. The grave mound lies about from the hill on which the church was later built. Middle ages During the Early Middle Ages it was the home of a parish church that covered a large parish. This Church of St. Eusebius was probably built in the 6th or 7th century by the Bishop of Lausanne. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echarlens
Echarlens (; frp, Echàrlens, locally ) is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. History Echarlens is first mentioned in 855 as ''Escarlingus'' or ''Escarlinges''. Geography Echarlens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 74.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 13.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and or 1.5% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.6%. Out of the forested land, 11.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is cov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Tour-de-Trême
Bulle (; frp, Bulo ) is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. In January 2006 Bulle incorporated the formerly independent municipality of La Tour-de-Trême. History Ancient times Bulle is first mentioned in the 9th century as ''Butulum''. In 1200 it was mentioned as ''Bollo''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Boll''; however, that name is no longer used. Very little is known about the early history of the Bulle area. In 1995, a large grave mound from the early Hallstatt period was partially excavated. The grave mound lies about from the hill on which the church was later built. Middle ages During the Early Middle Ages it was the home of a parish church that covered a large parish. This Church of St. Eusebius was probably built in the 6th or 7th century by the Bishop of Lausanne. The church is mentioned several times between 852 and 875. In the 9th century, the parish was split into several i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villarbeney
Botterens ( frp, Boterens, locally ) is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. History Botterens is first mentioned in 1227 as ''Botterens''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Botteringen'', however, that name is no longer used. Geography Botterens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 35.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 54.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 1.7% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.4%. Power and water infrastructure as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villarvolard
Villarvolard ( frp, Velâr-Volârd) is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Gruyère (district), Gruyère in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Fribourg (canton), Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011 it was merged with the municipality of Corbières, Gruyère, Corbières. References Municipalities of the canton of Fribourg {{Fribourg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botterens
Botterens ( frp, Boterens, locally ) is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. History Botterens is first mentioned in 1227 as ''Botterens''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Botteringen'', however, that name is no longer used. Geography Botterens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 35.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 54.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 1.7% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.4%. Power and water infrastructure as well a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Democratic Party Of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz; SP; rm, Partida Socialdemocrata da la Svizra) or Swiss Socialist Party (french: Parti socialiste suisse, it, Partito Socialista Svizzero; PS), is a political party in Switzerland. The SP has had two representatives on the Federal Council since 1960 and received the second highest total number of votes in the 2019 Swiss federal election. The SP was founded on 21 October 1888 and is currently the second largest of the four leading coalition political parties in Switzerland. It is the only left-leaning party with representatives on the Federal Council, currently Alain Berset and Simonetta Sommaruga. As of September 2019, the SP is the second largest political party in the Federal Assembly. Unlike most other Swiss parties, the SP is the largest pro-European party in Switzerland and supports Swiss membership of the European Union. Additionally, it is strongly opposed to capitalism and main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Democratic People's Party Of Switzerland
The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland (german: Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei der Schweiz, CVP), also called the Christian Democratic Party (french: Parti démocrate-chrétien, PDC), Democratic People's Party ( it, Partito Popolare Democratico, PPD) and Swiss Christian Democratic Party ( rm, ), PCD), was a Christian-democratic political party in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021, it merged with the Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland (BDP/PBD) to form The Centre, which now operates at the federal level. The Christian Democratic People's Party will continue to exist at the cantonal level as individual local and regional parties determine their status. Its 28 parliamentary seats in the National Council and 13 parliamentary seats in the Council of States were transferred to the new party, as was its sole executive seat on the Federal Council, held by Viola Amherd. The party was founded as the Catholic Conservative Party in 1912. It peaked in the 1950 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
