Murten/Morat
Murten is a predominately German speaking town located on the German/French language border in the Three Lakes area of Switzerland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
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″ northLongitude
7.143° or 7° 8′ 35″ eastPopulation
8,260Elevation
493 metres (1,617 feet)Open location code
8FR9W4PV+95GeoNames ID
7286603
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Murten/Morat” goes by many names.
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include freiburger spital HFR, Standort Meyriez-Murten and Lake Murten.
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