Fribourg
| Canton: |
Freiburg (FR) |
| Altitude: |
587 m. a. s. l. |
| Area: |
9.32 km² |
| Population: |
38’521 (31. December 2017) |
| Population Density: |
4133 people per km² |
| Website: |
www.ville-fribourg.ch |
Fribourg or Freiburg is the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg and district of La Sarine. Located on both sides of the river Saane/Sarine, on the Swiss Plateau, it is a major economic, administrative and educational centre on the cultural border between German-speaking and French-speaking Switzerland. Its Old City, one of the best-maintained in Switzerland, sits on a small rocky hill above the valley of the Sarine. In 2018, it had a population of 38,365.
