Switzerland
Canton of Fribourg
Gruyère District

Jaun

Jaun is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in . It is the only German-speaking municipality in Gruyère.
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  • Type: Village with 657 residents
  • Description: municipality in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “CH2138”, “Jaun FR”, and “Jaun, Switzerland”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Schopfenspitz and Chörblispitz.

Peak
Photo: Bathyscapher, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a mountain of the , overlooking Jaun in the canton of . It is the culminating point of the group lying between and the .

Peak
Photo: Vodimivado, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, located north of Jaun in the canton of . It lies on the range between the valley of the Breccaschlund and the valley of the Jaunbach.

Peak
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Vanil d'Arpille is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, located north of Im Fang in the canton of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abländschen and Schwarzsee.

Village
Photo: Michael D. Schmid, CC0.
is a village, which is situated 4 km south of Jaun.

Village
Photo: LuFiLa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 7 km north of Jaun.

Jaun

Latitude
46.6114° or 46° 36′ 41″ north
Longitude
7.2761° or 7° 16′ 34″ east
Population
657
Elevation
997 metres (3,271 feet)
Open location code
8FR9J76G+HF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240128158
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7286158
Wiki­data ID
Q66911
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Jaun” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Jaun”
  • Arpitan: “Bèlagouàrda”
  • Basque: “Jaun”
  • Breton: “Jaun”
  • Catalan: “Jaun”
  • Cebuano: “Jaun (munisipyo)”
  • Cebuano: “Jaun”
  • Chinese: “Jaun”
  • Chinese: “堯恩”
  • Chinese: “尧恩”
  • Czech: “Jaun”
  • Dutch: “Jaun”
  • Esperanto: “Im Fang”
  • Esperanto: “Jaun”
  • Esperanto: “Kappelboden”
  • Esperanto: “Oberbach”
  • Esperanto: “Weibelsried”
  • Esperanto: “Zur Eich”
  • French: “Bellegarde FR”
  • French: “Bellegarde”
  • French: “Jaun”
  • German: “Im Fang”
  • German: “Jaun”
  • Hungarian: “Jaun”
  • Irish: “Jaun”
  • Italian: “Jaun”
  • Japanese: “ヤオン”
  • Lombard: “Jaun”
  • Malay: “Jaun”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Jaun”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jaun”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jaun”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Jaun”
  • Piemontese: “Jaun”
  • Polish: “Jaun”
  • Portuguese: “Jaun”
  • Romansh: “Jaun”
  • Slovak: “Jaun”
  • Spanish: “Jaun”
  • Swedish: “Jaun”
  • Swiss German: “Jou”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Jaun”
  • Turkish: “Jaun”
  • Ukrainian: “Яун”
  • Ukrainian: “Я́ун”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Jaun”
  • Venetian: “Jaun”
  • Vietnamese: “Jaun”
  • Volapük: “Jaun”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Jaun”
  • Welsh: “Jaun”
  • “Jaun”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Post 1656 Jaun and St. Stephan Parish Church.

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