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Romont
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 found a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romont Boyer
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] |
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] |
Prévonloup
Prévonloup is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Prévonloup is first mentioned in 1336 as ''Provalour''. In 1340 it was mentioned as ''Provonlou'' and in 1440 as ''Prévondloup''. Geography Prévonloup has an area, , of . Of this area, or 79.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 12.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.6% 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 4.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.2%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.1% of the area Out of the forested land, 10.9% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dompierre, Vaud
Dompierre is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully, canton of Vaud, Switzerland. History Dompierre is first mentioned in 1228 as ''Donperro''. Geography Dompierre has an area, , of . Of this area, or 73.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 21.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 5.6% 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 3.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.2%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 57.6% is used for growing crops and 11.5% is pastures, while 4.0% is used for orchards or vine crops. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Folliaz
La Folliaz ( frp, La Folyê) is a former municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was formed on January 1, 2005 from the union of the former municipalities of Lussy and Villarimboud. On 1 January 2020 the former municipalities La Folliaz and Villaz-Saint-Pierre merged to form the new municipality of Villaz. History Lussy is first mentioned in the 12th century as ''Lussiei''. Geography La Folliaz has an area, , of . Of this area, or 75.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 18.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.4% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.1% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villars-Bramard
Villars-Bramard is a former municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The villages of Cerniaz, Combremont-le-Grand, Combremont-le-Petit, Granges-près-Marnand, Marnand, Sassel, Seigneux and Villars-Bramard merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Valbroye.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 17 February 2011 Geography Villars-Bramard has an area, , of . Of this area, or 54.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 37.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.3% is settled (buildings or roads).[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villaz-Saint-Pierre
Villaz-Saint-Pierre ( frp, Vela-Sent-Piérro ) is a former municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2020 the former municipalities La Folliaz and Villaz-Saint-Pierre merged to form the new municipality of Villaz. History Villaz-Saint-Pierre is first mentioned in 1177 as ''Villa''. Geography Villaz-Saint-Pierre has an area, , of . Of this area, or 61.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 23.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 13.2% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.5% 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 5.7% and transportation infrastructure made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fribourg (canton)
The canton of Fribourg, also canton of Freiburg (french: Canton de Fribourg ; german: Kanton Freiburg ; frp, Canton de Fribôrg rm, Chantun Friburg it, Canton Friburgo) is located in western Switzerland. The canton is bilingual, with French spoken by more than two thirds of the citizens and German by a little more than a quarter. Both are official languages in the canton. The canton takes its name from its capital city of Fribourg. History On the shores of Lake Neuchâtel and Lake Morat significant traces of prehistoric settlements have been unearthed. The canton of Fribourg joined the Swiss Confederation in 1481. The area is made up of lands acquired by the capital Fribourg. The present extent was reached in 1803 when Murten (Morat) was acquired. The canton of Fribourg joined the separatist league of Catholic cantons in 1846 ( Sonderbund). The following year, its troops surrendered to the federal army. Geography The canton is bounded to the west by Lake Neuchâtel, to the ... [...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] |
Abbey Of Hauterive
Hauterive Abbey (french: Abbaye d’Hauterive) is a Cistercian abbey in the Swiss municipality of Hauterive in the canton of Fribourg. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. The entire Hauterive area is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites. History The land for the abbey was donated between 1132-1137 by Baron Guillaume de Glâne (died in 1143, his grave is in the church). After monks moved down from Cherlieu Abbey in northern Burgundy and inhabited the buildings, the Bishop of Lausanne granted permission to consecrate the abbey in 1137. It was then consecrated on 25 February 1138 as the ''sancte Abbatia Marie de Altaripa''. Pope Innocent II confirmed this consecration in 1142. With support from the local nobility and the Bishop of Lausanne, the abbey flourished both economically and culturally in the 12th and early 13th centuries. In 1157 the Dukes of Zähringen granted the abbey their protection and exemption from tolls. The abbey quickly became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgundian Wars
The Burgundian Wars (1474–1477) were a conflict between the Burgundian State and the Old Swiss Confederacy and its allies. Open war broke out in 1474, and the Duke of Burgundy, Charles the Bold, was defeated three times on the battlefield in the following years and was killed at the Battle of Nancy in 1477. The Duchy of Burgundy and several other Burgundian lands then became part of France, and the Burgundian Netherlands and Franche-Comté were inherited by Charles's daughter, Mary of Burgundy, and eventually passed to the House of Habsburg upon her death because of her marriage to Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor. Background The dukes of Burgundy had succeeded, over a period of about 100 years, in establishing their rule as a strong force between the Holy Roman Empire and France. The consolidation of regional principalities with varying wealth into the Burgundian State brought great economic opportunity and wealth to the new power. In fact, a deciding factor for many elites ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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