Glâne (; ) is a river in

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

that crosses part of the

Canton of Fribourg The canton of Fribourg, also canton of Freiburg, 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 th ...

. It is a tributary of the

Sarine Sarine may refer to: * Sarine District, one of Switzerland's seven districts *Saane/Sarine, a Swiss river * Sarine Voltage, an American musician *Sarine, Lebanon Saraaine El Tahta () (also spelled Sareen, Serraine El Tahta, Saraain El Taht ...

and a sub-tributary of the

Rhine The Rhine ( ) is one of the List of rivers of Europe, major rivers in Europe. The river begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps. It forms part of the Swiss-Liechtenstein border, then part of the Austria–Swit ...

river. The Neirigue and the Glèbe are its two largest tributaries. The river gave its name to the surrounding Glâne district of the canton. The Glâne has its source in the town of Siviriez, then heads northeast becoming the border between the municipalities of Mézières,

Romont Romont (; ) 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 f ...

, Villaz-Saint-Pierre, Villorsonnens and La Folliaz. It then continues east and northeast through the

district where it borders the municipalities of

Chénens Chénens (; local , otherwise spelled as in French) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Sarine (district), Sarine in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Fribourg (canton), Fribourg in Switzerland. A French langu ...

, Autigny,

Farvagny Farvagny (; ) is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Sarine (district), Sarine in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Fribourg (canton), Fribourg in Switzerland. The former municipalities of Farvagny-le-Grand ...

, Cottens, Neyruz and

Matran Matran (, ) is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. History Matran is first mentioned in 1123 as ''Martrans''. It is then mentioned in 1138 under the name Martrens en Nuithonie. Later it changed to ...

, finally joining the Sarine River on the border between

Villars-sur-Glâne Villars-sur-Glâne (; ) is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Geography Villars-sur-Glâne has an area, , of . Of this area, or 29.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 17.5% is fores ...

and Hauterive. The river has powered several mills and sawmills throughout history. In addition, during the nineteenth century

public baths Public baths originated when most people in population centers did not have access to private bathing facilities. Though termed "public", they have often been restricted according to gender, religious affiliation, personal membership, and other cr ...

were built north of Romont.

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