Schmitten (FR)

Schmitten is a municipality in the district of Sense 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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Schmitten FR railway station and Parish church Finding of the Cross.

Schmitten FR railway station

Railway station

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Schmitten FR railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Schmitten, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Lausanne–Bern line of Swiss Federal Railways.

Parish church Finding of the Cross

Church

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Manor house de Lenzbourg

Museum

Photo: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Manor house de Lenzbourg is a museum, which is situated 4 km northwest of Schmitten (FR).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Düdingen and Wünnewil-Flamatt.

Düdingen

Village

Photo: Ribereth, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Düdingen is a municipality in the district of Sense 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. Düdingen is situated 4½ km west of Schmitten (FR).

Wünnewil-Flamatt

Village

Photo: Badener, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wünnewil-Flamatt is a municipality in the district of Sense in the canton of Fribourg in the western part of Switzerland. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg. Wünnewil-Flamatt is situated 3½ km northeast of Schmitten (FR).

Schmitten (FR)

Type: Locality with 4,040 residents
Also known as: “CH2305”
Location: Sense District, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.8485° or 46° 50′ 55″ north

Longitude

7.2463° or 7° 14′ 47″ east

Population

4,040

Elevation

652 metres (2,139 feet)

Open location code

8FR9R6XW+CG

GeoNames ID

7287100

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