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Siviriez
Siviriez (; frp, Severié ) is a municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. History Siviriez is first mentioned in 1147 as ''Sivrie''. Geography Siviriez has an area, , of . Of this area, or 74.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 17.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 8.0% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.2% 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 4.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.9%. Out of the forested land, 15.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenles
Brenles is a former municipality in the district Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. In 2017 the former municipalities of Brenles, Chesalles-sur-Moudon, Cremin, Forel-sur-Lucens and Sarzens merged into the municipality of Lucens. History Brenles is first mentioned in 1247 as ''Brenles''. Geography Brenles had an area, , of . Of this area, or 64.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 30.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 3.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.5% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data . Retrieved 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.9%. Out of the forested land, 27.9% o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Flon
Le Flon is a municipality in the district of Veveyse in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was created in 2004 through the merger of Bouloz, Pont (Veveyse) and Porsel.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 19 July 2011 Geography Le Flon has an area of . Of this area, or 73.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 19.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 5.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.5% is unproductive land.2009 data accessed 25 March 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mézières, Fribourg
Mézières (; frp, Mèsiéres ) is a municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. History Mézières is first mentioned in 1179 as ''de Maseriis''. On 1 January 2004 the former municipality of Berlens merged into the municipality of Mézières.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 4 April 2011 Geography Mézières has an area, , of . Of this area, or 79.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 13.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.8% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romont, Fribourg
Romont (; frp, Remont ) is a municipality and capital of the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. History Romont is first mentioned in 1177 as ''in Rotundo Monte''. In 1244 it was mentioned as ''Romont''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Remund'', however, that name is no longer used. The oldest trace of human settlement in Romont is five Hallstatt era tumuli in the village of Bossens. The ruins of several other prehistoric settlements have been discovered including the foundation of a Roman era building at Bochanat. The alleged founding of Romont in 921 by the Burgundian King Rudolph II is likely a legend. A document from 1177 from the Abbey of Hauterive mentions the Romont as a wooded hill. In 1239 Anselme (or Nantelme) sold the rights to Romont hill to Peter II of Savoy. At that time, Romont was part of the territory of the Bishop of Lausanne. In 1240 Peter II sent a castellan to Romont to build a castle and foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ursy
Ursy (; frp, Ursi ) is a municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. History Ursy is first mentioned in 1160 as ''Ursei''. Geography Ursy has an area, , of . Of this area, or 66.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 24.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.3% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 After the 2012 merger of Vuarmarens, the area was . Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.4%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 33.5% is used for growing crops and 31.8% is pasture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vuisternens-devant-Romont
Vuisternens-devant-Romont (; frp, Vouéthèrnens-devant-Remont ) is a municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Geography Vuisternens-devant-Romont has an area, , of . Of this area, or 78.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 15.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.1% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.2% 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 3.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. Out of the forested land, 12.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inventory Of Swiss Heritage Sites
The Federal Inventory of Heritage Sites (ISOS) is part of a 1981 Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council implementing the Federal Law on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage. Sites of national importance Types The types are based on the Ordinance and consolidated/translated as follows: *city: german: Stadt, Stadt/Flecken, it, città, french: ville *town: german: Kleinstadt, Kleinstadt (Flecken), it, borgo, borgo/cittadina, french: petite ville *urbanized village: german: verstädtertes Dorf, it, villaggio urbanizzato, french: village urbanisé, rm, vischnanca urbanisada *village: german: Dorf, it, villaggio, french: village, rm, vischnanca *hamlet: german: Weiler, it, frazione, frazione (casale), french: hameau, rm, aclaun *special case: german: Spezialfall, it, caso particolare, french: cas particulier, cas spécial, rm, cas spezial References * External links ISOS* {{DEFAULTSORT:Heritage Sites Heritage registers in Switzerland Switzerland geograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billens-Hennens
Billens-Hennens is a municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was formed from the union on January 1, 1998 of the municipalities of Billens ( frp, Belens, locally ) and Hennens ( frp, links=no, Henens, locally or ''Innin'').Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 19 July 2011 Geography Billens-Hennens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 80.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 13.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.6% is settled (buildings or roads).[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glâne (district)
Glane or Glâne may refer to: * Glâne District, a district in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland * Glâne (river), a river in Switzerland that crosses part of the Canton of Fribourg * Glane, Overijssel, a populated area in the municipality of Losser, Overijssel, Netherlands * a district of Bad Iburg, in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany * a river in Oradour-sur-Glane (commune), Haute-Vienne, France * Glane (Ems), a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany See also *Glan (other) {{geodis ... [...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] |
Swiss People's Party
The Swiss People's Party (german: Schweizerische Volkspartei, SVP; rm, Partida populara Svizra, PPS), also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre (french: Union démocratique du centre, UDC; it, Unione Democratica di Centro, UDC), is a national-conservative, right-wing populist political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Marco Chiesa, it is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 53 members of the National Council and 6 of the Council of States. The SVP originated in 1971 as a merger of the Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents (BGB) and the Democratic Party, while the BGB, in turn, had been founded in the context of the emerging local farmers' parties in the late 1910s. The SVP initially did not enjoy any increased support beyond that of the BGB, retaining around 11% of the vote through the 1970s and 1980s. This changed however during the 1990s, when the party underwent deep structural and ideological changes under the influence of Christoph Blocher; the SVP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
