Murten/Morat

Murten is a predominately German speaking town located on the German/French language border in the Three Lakes area of Switzerland.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Murten/Morat railway station and Morat Castle.

Murten/Morat railway station

Railway station

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Murten/Morat railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Murten, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It is located at the southern junction of the standard gauge Fribourg–Ins and Palézieux–Lyss lines of Swiss Federal Railways.

Morat Castle

Castle

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Löwenberg Castle

Manor estate

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Löwenberg Castle or Château de la Motte is a castle in the municipality of Murten/Morat, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It is classified as a heritage site of national significance.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Münchenwiler and Muntelier.

Münchenwiler

Village

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Münchenwiler is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Muntelier

Village

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Muntelier is a municipality in the district of See 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.

Murten/Morat

Type: Locality with 8,260 residents
Also known as: “CH2275”
Location: See, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.9359° or 46° 56′ 9″ north

Longitude

7.143° or 7° 8′ 35″ east

Population

8,260

Elevation

493 metres (1,617 feet)

Open location code

8FR9W4PV+95

GeoNames ID

7286603

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Murten/Morat” goes by many names.

French: “Morat”
German: “Murten”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include freiburger spital HFR, Standort Meyriez-Murten and Lake Murten.

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