Fribourg
Founded in 1157 on a rocky spur above the Sarine River, Fribourg is a Swiss town whose Old City holds Switzerland's best-preserved medieval fortifications, more than 200 Gothic houses, aristocratic townhouses, St. Niklaus cathedral, and numerous churches — all within a walkable, heritage-dense centre. Sitting on the cultural border between French-speaking and German-speaking Switzerland, it is also home to a bilingual university, and its bridges over the Sarine link the two linguistic halves of the country.
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- Population38,365
- Nearest water from center 0.4 km0.3 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 7.5 km4.6 mi
Nearest airports
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Fribourg: quick answers
Where is Fribourg?
Fribourg is in Switzerland.
How do you get to Fribourg?
The nearest airport is Payerne (VIP), about 35 min away by road. The nearest train station is Fribourg/Freiburg, about 4 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Fribourg?
The warmest month is July, averaging 17°C63°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -1°C30°F. The wettest month is May, with about 155 mm6.1 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Fribourg?
OpenStreetMap lists 21 museums, 102 restaurants, 29 cafés and 50 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.