Switzerland
Canton of Fribourg
Sarine District

Pierrafortscha

Pierrafortscha is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 148 residents
  • Description: municipality in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “CH2216” and “Pierrafortscha FR”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cathedral of St Nicholas and Natural History Museum of Fribourg.

Church
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Fribourg Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in , Switzerland, built in the Gothic style, on a rocky outcrop 50 metres above the river , dominating the medieval town below.

Museum
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The was established in 1823 with the aim of providing the public with a better understanding of nature, especially the natural heritage of the Fribourg region.

Museum
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is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fribourg and Marly.

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is a city in that is also the canton's capital and economic centre. The city was founded in 1157 by Herzog Berthold IV of Zaehringen.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Its German name is Mertenlach, but this is no longer common, although still in regional use.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Sense in the canton of Fribourg in . It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg. is situated 4 km northeast of Pierrafortscha.

Pierrafortscha

Latitude
46.7869° or 46° 47′ 13″ north
Longitude
7.1855° or 7° 11′ 8″ east
Population
148
Elevation
710 metres (2,329 feet)
Open location code
8FR9Q5PP+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240051501
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
7286796
Wiki­data ID
Q67321
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Pierrafortscha” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Pierrafortscha”
  • Basque: “Pierrafortscha”
  • Breton: “Pierrafortscha”
  • Bulgarian: “Пиерафорцча”
  • Catalan: “Pierrafortscha”
  • Cebuano: “Pierrafortscha”
  • Chinese: “Pierrafortscha”
  • Chinese: “皮拉福查”
  • Dutch: “Pierrafortscha”
  • Esperanto: “Granges ĉe Marly”
  • Esperanto: “La Schürra”
  • Esperanto: “Morvin”
  • Esperanto: “Pierrafortscha”
  • Esperanto: “Villars ĉe Marly”
  • French: “Pierrafortscha”
  • German: “Granges-sur-Marly”
  • German: “Helmetingen”
  • German: “Perfetschied”
  • German: “Pierrafortscha”
  • German: “Villars-sur-Marly”
  • Hungarian: “Pierrafortscha”
  • Irish: “Pierrafortscha”
  • Italian: “Pierrafortscha”
  • Lombard: “Pierrafortscha”
  • Malay: “Pierrafortscha”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Pierrafortscha”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Pierrafortscha”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pierrafortscha”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Pierrafortscha”
  • Persian: “پیرافورتشا”
  • Piemontese: “Pierrafortscha”
  • Polish: “Pierrafortscha”
  • Portuguese: “Pierrafortscha”
  • Romansh: “Pierrafortscha”
  • Spanish: “Pierrafortscha”
  • Spanish: “Pierrafotscha”
  • Swedish: “Pierrafortscha”
  • Swiss German: “Perfetschied”
  • Swiss German: “Pierrafortscha”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Pierrafortscha”
  • Turkish: “Pierrafortscha”
  • Ukrainian: “П’єрафорча”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Pierrafortscha”
  • Venetian: “Pierrafortscha”
  • Vietnamese: “Pierrafortscha”
  • Volapük: “Pierrafortscha”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Pierrafortscha”
  • Welsh: “Pierrafortscha”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chantemerle and La pierre fourchue.

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