Belfaux

Belfaux is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in . Its former German name was Gumschen, but this is no longer in use.
  • Village with about 3,280 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 580 metres (1,920 feet)
  • Description: municipality in Switzerland
  • Also known as
    “Belfaux FR”
    “CH2175”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Givisiez railway station and Belfaux-Village railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fribourg and Villars-sur-Glâne.
is a city in that is also the canton's capital and economic centre.
is a municipality in the district… is situated 3½ km south of Belfaux.
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Latitude
46.8216° or 46° 49′ 18″ north
Longitude
7.1069° or 7° 6′ 25″ east
Open location code
8FR9R4C4+MP
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Belfaux” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Belfaux”
  • Arpitan: “Bélfo”
  • Basque: “Belfaux”
  • Breton: “Belfaux”
  • Catalan: “Belfaux”
  • Cebuano: “Belfaux”
  • Chinese: “貝爾福”
  • Chinese: “贝尔福”
  • Dutch: “Belfaux”
  • Esperanto: “Belfaux”
  • Esperanto: “Château du Bois”
  • Esperanto: “Cutterwil”
  • Esperanto: “Maison Neuve”
  • French: “Belfaux”
  • German: “Belfaux”
  • German: “Belfol”
  • German: “Bellfozen”
  • German: “Gumbschen”
  • German: “Gumeschon”
  • German: “Gumschen”
  • German: “Gumschenn”
  • Hungarian: “Belfaux”
  • Irish: “Belfaux”
  • Italian: “Belfaux”
  • Japanese: “ベルフォー”
  • Latin: “Bellofagus”
  • Lombard: “Belfaux”
  • Malay: “Belfaux”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Belfaux”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Belfaux”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Belfaux”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Belfaux”
  • Persian: “بلفو”
  • Piemontese: “Belfaux”
  • Polish: “Belfaux”
  • Portuguese: “Belfaux”
  • Romansh: “Belfaux”
  • Spanish: “Belfaux”
  • Swedish: “Belfaux”
  • Swiss German: “Belfaux”
  • Turkish: “Belfaux”
  • Ukrainian: “Бельфо”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Belfaux”
  • Venetian: “Belfaux”
  • Vietnamese: “Belfaux”
  • Volapük: “Belfaux”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Belfaux”
  • Welsh: “Belfaux”

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