Gruyère District

Gruyère is one of seven districts of the canton of Fribourg in . It has a population of 57,619. Its capital is .
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  • Type: district of the canton of Fribourg with 57,600 residents
  • Description: district in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Also known as: district de la Gruyère” and “Gruyere District

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dent de Broc and Broc-Chocolaterie railway station.

Peak
The is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, overlooking and the in the canton of . It lies on the range north of the , between the valleys of the and the Motélon.

Railway station
Photo: NAC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, formerly known as Broc-Fabrique, is a railway station in the municipality of , in the canton of . It takes its name from the adjacent Cailler chocolate factory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gruyères and Bulle.

is a town in and the capital of the district of Gruyère in the canton of in . Its German name is Greyerz. This medieval town is an important tourist location in the upper valley of the Saane river, and gives its name to the well-known Gruyère cheese.

Town
is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in . In January 2006 incorporated the formerly independent municipality of La Tour-de-Trême. is situated 4 km west of Gruyère District.

Village
is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in .

Gruyère District

Latitude
46.6075° or 46° 36′ 27″ north
Longitude
7.1074° or 7° 6′ 27″ east
Population
57,600
Elevation
683 metres (2,241 feet)
Open location code
8FR9J454+2X
Geo­Names ID
6458796
Wiki­data ID
Q388306
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Gruyère District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: جرير (سويسرا)
  • Arabic: جرير
  • Arpitan: District de la Gruviére
  • Asturian: Distritu de Gruyère
  • Basque: Gruyère barrutia
  • Catalan: Districte de la Gruyère
  • Cebuano: Gruyère District
  • Chinese: Gruyère Koān
  • Chinese: 格吕耶尔区
  • Chinese: 格呂耶爾區
  • Chinese: 格雷耶斯区
  • Chinese: 格雷耶斯區
  • Corsican: distrettu di a Gruyère
  • Czech: Okres Greyerz
  • Czech: Okres Gruyère
  • Dutch: Gruyère
  • Esperanto: distrikto Grejerco
  • Esperanto: distrikto Gruyère
  • Esperanto: Grejerco
  • French: district de la Gruyère
  • French: District de la Gruyère
  • French: Gruyère
  • German: Greyerzbezirk
  • Italian: distretto della Gruyère
  • Italian: Distretto della Gruyère
  • Japanese: グリュイエール郡
  • Latin: Grueria
  • Latin: Gruyère
  • Lombard: Gruyère
  • Luxembourgish: Bezierk Gruyère
  • Min Nan Chinese: Gruyère Koān
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Gruyère
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Gruyère
  • Persian: بخش گرویر
  • Polish: Okręg Gruyère
  • Portuguese: distrito de Gruyère
  • Portuguese: Distrito de Gruyère
  • Romansh: District da la Gruyère
  • Romansh: Gruyère
  • Russian: Грюйер
  • Slovenian: okraj Gruyère
  • Spanish: distrito de Gruyere
  • Spanish: distrito de Gruyère
  • Spanish: Distrito de Gruyère
  • Swedish: Gruyère District
  • Swedish: Gruyère
  • Swiss German: Greyerzerbezirk
  • Tosk Albanian: Greyerzbezirk
  • Ukrainian: Грюєр
  • Venetian: Distreto de ła Gruyère
  • Vietnamese: Gruyère
  • Vietnamese: La Gruyère
  • Waray (Philippines): Gruyère

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gruyeres and Lac de Montsalvens.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gruyère District”. Photo: Michael D. Schmid, CC BY-SA 4.0.