Windig

Windig is a suburb in Fribourg, Sarine District, Canton of Fribourg. Windig is situated nearby to the locality La Ploetscha, as well as near the hamlet Uebewil.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Jakobus Chapel, then Heiligkreuz and Château Uebewil.

St. Jakobus Chapel, then Heiligkreuz

Church

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St. Jakobus Chapel, then Heiligkreuz is a church.

Château Uebewil

Castle

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Château Uebewil is a castle.

Cathedral of St Nicholas

Church

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Fribourg Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Fribourg, Switzerland. Built between 1283 and 1490 in the Gothic style, it occupies an elevated position overlooking the city.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Granges-Paccot and Tafers.

Granges-Paccot

Village

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Granges-Paccot (; Arpitan: Granges-Pacot is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Tafers 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. Tafers is situated 3½ km east of Windig.

Pierrafortscha

Hamlet

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Pierrafortscha is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Pierrafortscha is situated 3½ km south of Windig.

Windig

Type: Suburb
Category: locality
Location: Fribourg, Sarine District, Canton of Fribourg, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.81657° or 46° 48′ 60″ north

Longitude

7.17386° or 7° 10′ 26″ east

Open location code

8FR9R58F+JG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 859250421

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

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