Fribourg is a city in Switzerland that is also the canton's capital and economic centre. Fribourg is known for its cultural plurality, university, and bridges over the Sarine River that link the French -speaking part of Switzerland to the German -speaking part. Fribourg offers a multitude of architectural sights. The Old Town, with Switzerland's best-preserved fortifications, is under a preservation order and there are still more than Gothic-style houses to be admired.
In addition there are aristocratic town houses, monuments, St. Niklaus cathedral and numerous churches. Fribourg has been a part of the Swiss Confederation since , with over 10, inhabitants at that time. Since the city was founded on a peninsula many bridges were built to span the Sarine River, the first one in In the 19th century Fribourg was famous for its suspension bridges which have now been replaced with concrete.
The university was founded in The census showed a population of 35, city residents and , in the Fribourg canton. Sprinkled throughout the city are Renaissance fountains and more recent fountains such as the Tinguely Fountain made in Fribourg has an excellent mainline rail service, run by SBB.
The There's a second railway station 1 km north at Fribourg Poya: you'd only use this for St Leonard Sports Stadium or Caserne military base. Walk: most sights are within walking distance. You'll probably arrive at the SBB station in the modern city centre, which is bland, in parts brutalist. Go north about m for the University. For the Old Town go east: the signposts take traffic down Route des Alpes but it's pleasanter to follow pedestrianised Rue de Lausanne.
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