Cathedral of St Nicholas
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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: cathedral
- Also known as: “Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas / Kathedrale Sankt Niklaus” and “Fribourg Cathedral”
- Address: Rue de la Cathédrale-Saint-Nicolas 7, Fribourg, 1700
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fountain of Valor and Notre-Dame de Fribourg Basilica.
Notre-Dame de Fribourg Basilica
Church
Photo: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Basilica of Notre-Dame is a Catholic church in the city of Fribourg, Switzerland. Dedicated to Notre-Dame, it was elevated to the rank of minor basilica in 1932 by Pope Pius XI. It is part of the Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg. Notre-Dame de Fribourg Basilica is situated 140 metres northwest of Cathedral of St Nicholas.
City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Archipat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
City Hall is a town hall, which is situated 190 metres southwest of Cathedral of St Nicholas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Granges-Paccot and Pierrafortscha.
Granges-Paccot
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Granges-Paccot (; Arpitan: Granges-Pacot is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Granges-Paccot is situated 2½ km northwest of Cathedral of St Nicholas.
Pierrafortscha
Hamlet
Photo: Ludo29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pierrafortscha is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Pierrafortscha is situated 2½ km southeast of Cathedral of St Nicholas.
Marly
Village
Marly is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Its German name is Mertenlach, but this is no longer common, although still in regional use. Marly is situated 3½ km south of Cathedral of St Nicholas.
Cathedral of St Nicholas
- Categories: architectural structure, Catholic cathedral, cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Fribourg, Sarine District, Canton of Fribourg, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.80616° or 46° 48′ 22″ northLongitude
7.1632° or 7° 9′ 48″ eastHeight
30 metres (98 feet)Open location code
8FR9R547+F7OpenStreetMap ID
way 44369978OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedralOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q680931
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Cathedral of St Nicholas” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ֆրիբուրի տաճար”
- Arpitan: “Catèdrâla Sent Nicolas de Fribôrg”
- Belarusian: “Катэдра св. Мікалая”
- Chinese: “圣尼各老主教座堂”
- Chinese: “聖尼各老主教座堂”
- Czech: “Katedrála svatého Mikuláše”
- Dutch: “Fribourg Cathedral”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه فريبورج”
- Esperanto: “Katedralo Sankta Nikolao”
- French: “Cathedrale Saint-Nicolas de Fribourg”
- French: “cathédrale Saint-Nicolas de Fribourg”
- French: “Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas de Fribourg”
- French: “Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas”
- German: “Kathedrale Saint-Nicolas”
- German: “Kathedrale Sankt Niklaus”
- German: “Kathedrale Sankt Nikolaus”
- German: “Kollegiatskirche St. Nikolaus”
- German: “Sitz des Bischofs”
- German: “St. Nikolaus (Freiburg im Üechtland)”
- German: “St. Nikolaus”
- Hungarian: “Szent Miklós-székesegyház (Fribourg)”
- Hungarian: “Szent Miklós-székesegyház”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Fribourg”
- Italian: “cattedrale di San Nicola”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di San Nicola”
- Japanese: “聖ニコラ大聖堂”
- Persian: “کلیسای جامع فریبورگ”
- Polish: “Katedra św. Mikołaja we Fryburgu”
- Russian: “Собор Святого Николая”
- Russian: “Фрибурский собор”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San Nicolas”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San Nicolás”
- Turkish: “Fribourg Katedrali”
- Western Frisian: “Sint-Nikolaaskatedraal (Fribourg)”
- Western Frisian: “Sint-Nikolaaskatedraal”
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