Tour du Gibloux

Tour du Gibloux is a tower in Sorens, Gruyère District, Canton of Fribourg. Tour du Gibloux is situated nearby to the peak Le Gibloux, as well as near Gibloux Radio Tower.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Le Gibloux and Gibloux Radio Tower.

Le Gibloux

Peak

Photo: Ludo29, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Le Gibloux is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, overlooking the Lake of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg. The Gibloux Radio Tower, operated by Swisscom, is located on the mountain's southern summit, with an accessible public viewing platform, and views stretching in every direction.

Gibloux Radio Tower

Tower

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Gibloux Radio Tower is built on the 1204 metre Le Gibloux mountain above Sorens, west of Fribourg, Switzerland. The concrete tower has a height of 118.7 m. The observation deck is at 37 m.

Saint-Michel church

Church

Photo: Schedukiam, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Saint-Michel church is situated 2½ km southeast of Tour du Gibloux.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Villarlod and Gumefens.

Villarlod

Village

Villarlod is a village and former municipality in the Sarine district of the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. From 2003 to 2015 it formed the municipality of Le Glèbe together with Estavayer-le-Gibloux, Rueyres-Saint-Laurent and Villarsel-le-Gibloux; since 2016 it has been part of the new municipality of Gibloux. Villarlod is situated 2½ km northwest of Tour du Gibloux.

Gumefens

Village

Photo: Michael D. Schmid, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gumefens is a village, which is situated 2½ km east of Tour du Gibloux.

Villarsiviriaux

Village

Villarsiviriaux is a former municipality in the Glâne district of the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. It is a nucleated village on the northwestern slope of the Gibloux. Villarsiviriaux is situated 3 km northwest of Tour du Gibloux.

Tour du Gibloux

Type: Tower
Location: Sorens, Gruyère District, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.68418° or 46° 41′ 3″ north

Longitude

7.04031° or 7° 2′ 25″ east

Height

119 metres (390 feet)

Open location code

8FR9M2MR+M4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 460441493

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

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