Vauban

Vauban is a to the south of the town centre in Freiburg, . It was built as "a sustainable model district" on the site of a former French military base named after Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, the 17th century French Marshal who built fortifications in Freiburg while the region was under French rule.
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  • Type: Quarter with 5,150 residents
  • Description: District of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  • Also known as: “Freiburg-Vauban”, “Vauban freiburg”, “Vauban, Freiburg”, and “ヴォーバン地区”

Places of Interest

Highlights: SUSI and St. Peter und Paul (Freiburg).

Residential area
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is a residential area.

Church
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is a church.

Peak
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The , also known as Josephsbergle…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Merzhausen and Haslach.

Village
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is a town in the district of in in .

Suburb
, incorporated into the city on 1 January 1890…

Suburb
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Freiburg-St.Georgen is a district of the German city…

Vauban

Latitude
47.97637° or 47° 58′ 35″ north
Longitude
7.82361° or 7° 49′ 25″ east
Population
5,150
Elevation
260 metres (853 feet)
Open location code
8FV9XRGF+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 355642182
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
11594339
Wiki­data ID
Q690922
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Vauban” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Vauban”
  • Chinese: “沃邦 (弗賴堡)”
  • Chinese: “沃邦 (弗赖堡)”
  • Chinese: “沃邦”
  • Czech: “Vauban”
  • Dutch: “Vauban”
  • Esperanto: “Vauban”
  • Finnish: “Vauban”
  • French: “quartier Vauban de Fribourg-en-Brisgau”
  • French: “Quartier Vauban”
  • German: “Vauban”
  • Greek: “Wandelgarten Vauban”
  • Greek: “Βάντελγκαρτεν Φάουμπαν”
  • Irish: “Vauban”
  • Japanese: “ヴォーバン”
  • Persian: “ووبان، فرایبورگ”
  • Persian: “ووبان”
  • Polish: “Vauban (Fryburg Bryzgowijski)”
  • Polish: “Vauban”
  • Portuguese: “Vauban, Freiburg”
  • Portuguese: “Vauban”
  • Spanish: “Vauban”
  • Swedish: “Vauban”
  • Swiss German: “Vauban”
  • Vietnamese: “Vauban, Freiburg”
  • Vietnamese: “Vauban”

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Places to explore: Bellevue and Genova II.

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Highlights: Diva and Jugendgelände Vauban.

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