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Marsens
Marsens () is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2001 the former municipality of Vuippens merged into the municipality of Marsens.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 4 April 2011 History Marsens derives its name from the god . Archaeology in the village uncovered a temple dedicated to the god, which was destroyed in 260. The site of the temple ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baillival Castle (Vuippens)
Baillival Castle (Vuippens) is a bailiff's castle in the village of Vuippens in the municipality of Marsens of the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. See also * List of castles in Switzerland * Château A château (; plural: châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions. Nowaday ... References {{Switzerland-castle-stub Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Fribourg Castles in the canton of Fribourg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corbières, Gruyère
Corbières (; frp, Corbiéres ) is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011 the former municipality of Villarvolard merged into the municipality of Corbières.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 4 April 2011 History Corbières is first mentioned around 1115 as ''Corbere''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Korbers'', however, that name is no longer used.Geography Corbières has an area, , of . Of this area, or 53.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 39.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.2% ...[...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] |
Grangettes
Grangettes ( frp, Grangètes ) is a municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. History Grangettes is first mentioned around 1147-54 as ''de Grangetes''. Geography Grangettes has an area, , of . Of this area, or 69.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 26.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 5.1% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.5%. Out of the forested land, 24.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 23.3% is used for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hauteville, Switzerland
Hauteville (; frp, Hôtavela ) is a municipality within the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. History Hauteville is first mentioned in 1148 as ''apud Altam villam''. In 1227 it was mentioned as ''Jocelnus de Altaville''. Geography Hauteville has an area, , of . Of this area, or 51.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 43.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 4.8% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.3% 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 2.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.9%. Out of the forested land, 39.6% of the total land a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Châtelard, Fribourg
Le Châtelard (; frp, Châthelâr ) is a municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Geography Le Châtelard has an area, , of . Of this area, or 69.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 26.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 3.2% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.5%. Out of the forested land, 25.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 14.4% is used for growing crops and 55.0% is pastures. The munic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pont-en-Ogoz
Pont-en-Ogoz () is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. In 1970 the village of Pont-en-Ogoz merged with Villars-d'Avry into the municipality of Le Bry.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 19 July 2011 Then, in 2003 the municipalities of Le Bry, Avry-devant-Pont and Gumefens merged to form a bigger Pont-en-Ogoz. Geography Pont-en-Ogoz has an area, , of . Of ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riaz
Riaz (; frp, Rua, or ) 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. History Riaz is first mentioned in 900 as ''Villa Roda''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Zum Rad'', however, that name is no longer used. Geography Riaz has an area, , of . Of this area, or 62.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 25.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 12.2% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.0% and transportation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorens
Sorens (, ) is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. History Sorens is first mentioned around 974-75 as ''Sotringus''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Soring'', however, that name is no longer used. Geography Sorens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 64.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 26.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 8.9% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.8%. Out of the forested land, 24.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orcha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Language
German ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and Official language, official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italy, Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a co-official language of Luxembourg and German-speaking Community of Belgium, Belgium, as well as a national language in Namibia. Outside Germany, it is also spoken by German communities in France (Bas-Rhin), Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Poland (Upper Silesia), Slovakia (Bratislava Region), and Hungary (Sopron). German is most similar to other languages within the West Germanic language branch, including Afrikaans, Dutch language, Dutch, English language, English, the Frisian languages, Low German, Luxembourgish, Scots language, Scots, and Yiddish. It also contains close similarities in vocabulary to some languages in the North Germanic languages, North Germanic group, such as Danish lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
