 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research Home
 Tools Thesaurus of Geographic Names Full Record Display
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vernacular Display | English Display |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Click the  icon to view the hierarchy. |
|
|
Fribourg (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 46 47 45 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 46.7957 decimal degrees |
| Long: 007 09 17 E degrees minutes |
Long: 7.1547 decimal degrees |
|
Note: Settled by Helvetii in ancient times and conquered by the Franks in 6th century CE. Modern town was founded by Berthold IV of Zähringen to protect a river ford in the 12th century. Ruled by various houses, including the Hapsburgs from 1277 to 1452. Center of Swiss Catholicism. |
Names: |
|
| Fribourg (preferred,C,V,English-P)
|
| Fribourg (French,U)
|
| Freiburg (C,V,German,U,N)
|
| Friburgo (C,V,Italian,U,N)
|
| Friburg (C,V,Romansh,U)
|
| פריבורג (C,U,Hebrew )
|
|
Hierarchical Position: |
|
|
................ |
Fribourg (inhabited place) (P) |
|
Place Types: |
|
| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
............ |
site settled by Helvetii, modern town founded in 1157 |
| town (C) |
|
| regional capital (C) |
|
|
Sources and Contributors: |
|
|
|
