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See (district Of Fribourg)
See or Lac District (german: Seebezirk, french: District du Lac) is one of the seven districts of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Lying to the north of the canton, the district is bilingual ( French/ German). Its territory enclaves the two Bernese municipalities of Münchenwiler and Clavaleyres, while its own village of Wallenbuch (now part of Gurmels) is an exclave within Bern. It has a population of (as of ). Municipalities See/Lac consists of the following seventeen municipalities: Coat of arms The blazon of the district coat of arms is ''Argent, a Lion rampant Gules crowned and armed Or on Coupeaux Vert.'' Demographics See/Lac has a population () of .. Two thirds of the population () speak German (67.1%) as their first language, French is the second most common (24.9%), there are (1.1%) who speak Italian and (0.1%) who speak Romansh. , the population was 49.9% male and 50.1% female. The population was made up of 13,164 Swiss men (40.6% of the population) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countries Of The World
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 UN member states, 2 UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a special political status (2 states, both in free association with New Zealand). Compiling a list such as this can be a complicated and controversial process, as there is no definition that is binding on all the members of the community of nations concerni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courtepin2-coat Of Arms
Courtepin (; frp, Cortepin) is a municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 Barberêche, Villarepos and Wallenried merged into the extant municipality of Courtepin. History Courtepin is first mentioned in 1259 as ''Courtipin''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Curtepy'', however, that name is no longer used. Geography After the 2017 merger Courtepin had an area of . Before the merger Courtepin had an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of . Of this area, about 46.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 27.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 25.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.5% is unproductive land. In the 2013/18 survey a total of or about 21.3% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of over the 1981 amount. Over the same time period, the amount of recreational space in the municipality increased by and is now about 1.24% of the total area. Of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kleinbösingen
Kleinbösingen is a municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Its former French name was Petit-Basens. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg. History Kleinbösingen is first mentioned in 1264 as ''Balsingen lo pitet''. In 1264-65 it was mentioned as ''Besingen'', in 1584 as ''Zänerbösingen'' and until the 18th century as ''Welschbösingen''. Geography Kleinbösingen has an area of . Of this area, or 64.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 20.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.3% is settled (buildings or roads), or 2.7% is either rivers or lakes and or 2.3% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerzers
Kerzers is a municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Its French name is Chiètres (; frp, Chiétres ). History Kerzers is first mentioned in 926 as ''Cartris''. In 1153 it was mentioned as ''Kercers''. Geography Kerzers has an area of . Of this area, or 68.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 14.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 15.9% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.1% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 6.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.8%. while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greng
Greng is a municipality in the district of See/Lac in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. History Greng is first mentioned in 1349 as ''Groyn''. Geography Greng has an area, , of . Of this area, or 76.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 10.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 14.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 3.1% 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 11.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.1%. Out of the forested land, 8.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 60.8% is used for growing crops a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fräschels
Fräschels (German) or Frasses (, ) is a municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. History Fräschels is first mentioned in 1225 as ''Frescin''. In 1228 it was mentioned as ''Frasses'' in French. Geography Fräschels has an area, , of . Of this area, or 71.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 17.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 10.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.6% 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 6.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.2%. Out of the forested land, 15.6% of the total land area is heavily f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
