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Sense District
Sense District (german: Sensebezirk; french: District de la Singine ; frp, District de la Singena ) is one of the seven administrative districts of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland, and the only completely German-speaking one. It is named after the Sense river, which forms the majority of its eastern border with the canton of Bern. History The Sense region was first mentioned historically in 1076 under the name ''Sensuna''. It became a district since the canton was reorganized from four into seven districts in 1848. Most of the Sense belonged to the lordship of the Republik Freiburg (Respublicas Friburgensis) until the demise of the ancien régime. The district has its own dialect, called Sensler German. Municipalities It contains 15 municipalities. The municipalities are: Coat of arms The blazon of the district coat of arms is ''Azure, a Guard statant afrontee clad Azure and Sable ensigned with a Cross on sinister, holding in dexter a Halberd Argent.'' Demographics S ... [...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 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, 2 United Nations General Assembly observers#Present non-member observers, 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 political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (2 states, both in associated state, free association with New Zealand). Compi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schmitten, Fribourg
Schmitten is a municipality in the district of Sense in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg. History Schmitten is first mentioned in 1242 as ''Schmitton''. In the 14th century, the name ''Der Schmitten'' was common. Because the chapel of Schmitten was consecrated to Saint Otmar, for a period the town was also called ''Othmarswil'', first mentioned in 1379. The Earl of Thierstein ruled Schmitten in medieval times. In the 15th century, Schmitten came under the authority of Fribourg, where it was subordinated under the "Old Landscape" (Aupanner). After the breakdown of the Ancien Régime (1798), Schmitten belonged to the District of Fribourg and after 1831 to the Germanspeaking District Freiburg, bevor it was integrated into the District of Singine (Sensebezirk) with the new constitution of the canton. With regard to the church as well as political aspect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rechthalten
Rechthalten is a municipality in the district of Sense, in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was known in French as ''Dirlaret'' ( frp, Drètlarèt ), but this name is no longer used. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg. History Rechthalten is first mentioned in 1142 as ''Drallaris''. In 1173 it was mentioned as ''de Recto Clivo'', followed in 1180 by ''Dreitlaris'' and in 1250 it was ''Rehthalton''. Geography Rechthalten has an area of . Of this area, or 73.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 18.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.1% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.5% is unproductive land.Swiss Feder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plasselb
Plasselb ( frp, Pllanassiva, locally ) is a municipality in the district of Sense in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg. History Plasselb is first mentioned in 1324 as ''Plannaseyva''. Geography Plasselb has an area of . Of this area, or 37.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 55.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 4.0% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.1% is either rivers or lakes and or 2.2% 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 2.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plaffeien
Plaffeien (french: Planfayon; frp, Pllanfayon ) is a municipality in the district of Sense in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg. History Plaffeien is first mentioned in 1148 as ''Planfeiun''. In 1339 it was mentioned as ''Blanfeyen''. Name The name Plaffeien probably comes from the Latin "planum-fageum" meaning beech forest and therefore may date to the Roman era. The spelling of the name changed over time. In addition to the spellings given above, in the 13th century it was ''Planfeium'', followed by ''Plainfaon'' or ''Planfeyen''. Beginning around the 16th century the name became ''Plaffeyen''. To match the standard German orthography of the German Empire, an 1899 Swiss federal decree changed the "y" in German place names into an "i", changing the official name to "Plaffeien". Brief History During the Roman era Plaffeien was probably a village o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
