Alterswil

Alterswil is a former 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.
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  • Type: Village with 2,000 residents
  • Description: former Swiss municipality
  • Also known as: “Alterswil (munisipyo)”, “Alterswil i Fribourg”, “Beniwil”, “Galteren”, “Geriwil”, “Heimberg FR”, “Hergarten”, “Iffertswil”, “Juchschrot”, “Muren”, “Ober Maggenberg”, “Seeli”, “Wengliswil”, “Wilersguet”, and “Wolgiswil”

Places of Interest

Highlights: St. Niklaus parish church with rectory and chaplaincy and St. Urs Chapel.

Church
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Church
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is a church, which is situated 3 km west of Alterswil.

Castle
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is a castle, which is situated 4 km northwest of Alterswil.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St. Antoni and St. Ursen.

Village
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is a former municipality in the district… is situated 3 km north of Alterswil.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Sense in the canton of Fribourg in . is situated 3½ km west of Alterswil.

Village
Photo: Badener, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the district of Sense, in the canton of Fribourg in . is situated 3½ km southwest of Alterswil.

Alterswil

Latitude
46.79524° or 46° 47′ 43″ north
Longitude
7.2604° or 7° 15′ 37″ east
Population
2,000
Elevation
758 metres (2,487 feet)
Open location code
8FR9Q7W6+35
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240033374
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q66949
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Alterswil” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Alterswil”
  • Basque: “Alterswil”
  • Breton: “Alterswil”
  • Catalan: “Alterswil”
  • Cebuano: “Alterswil”
  • Chinese: “阿尔特斯维尔”
  • Chinese: “阿爾特斯維爾”
  • Dutch: “Alterswil”
  • Esperanto: “Alterswil FR”
  • French: “Alterswil”
  • German: “Alterswil”
  • Hungarian: “Alterswil”
  • Irish: “Alterswil”
  • Italian: “Alterswil”
  • Lombard: “Alterswil”
  • Malay: “Alterswil”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Alterswil”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Alterswil”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Alterswil”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Alterswil”
  • Piemontese: “Alterswil”
  • Polish: “Alterswil”
  • Portuguese: “Alterswil”
  • Romansh: “Alterswil”
  • Spanish: “Alterswil”
  • Swedish: “Alterswil”
  • Swiss German: “Alterswil”
  • Turkish: “Alterswil”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Alterswil”
  • Venetian: “Alterswil”
  • Volapük: “Alterswil”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Alterswil”
  • Welsh: “Alterswil”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Grossholzhubel and Äschlenberg.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Alterswil and FC Alterswil.

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