Heitenried

Heitenried is a locality in Heitenried, Sense District, Canton of Fribourg and has about 1,110 residents. Heitenried is situated nearby to the hamlet Wiler vor Holz, as well as near Obermonten.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Michael Parish Church and Helfenstein castle ruin.

St. Michael Parish Church

Church

Photo: WWHenderson20, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grasburg Castle

Castle

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Grasburg Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Schwarzenburg of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is the largest castle ruin in the Canton of Bern. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Grasburg Castle is situated 2½ km east of Heitenried.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Albligen and St. Antoni.

Albligen

Village

Photo: Hadi, CC0.

Albligen is a former municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011, the former municipalities of Wahlern and Albligen merged into the new municipality of Schwarzenburg. Albligen is situated 3 km northeast of Heitenried.

St. Antoni

Village

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St. Antoni is a former municipality in the district of Sense in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg. St. Antoni is situated 3 km west of Heitenried.

Schwarzenburg

Village

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Schwarzenburg is a municipality in the district of Bern-Mittelland in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It was created on 1 January 2011 through the merger of the municipalities of Wahlern and Albligen. Schwarzenburg is situated 3½ km east of Heitenried.

Heitenried

Type: Locality with 1,110 residents
Postal code: 1714
Location: Heitenried, Sense District, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.82762° or 46° 49′ 39″ north

Longitude

7.29944° or 7° 17′ 58″ east

Population

1,110

Elevation

768 metres (2,520 feet)

Open location code

8FR9R7HX+2Q

GeoNames ID

2660386

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In Other Languages

“Heitenried” goes by many names.

Chinese: “海滕里德”

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