Church of Notre-Dame - Fribourg, Switzerland
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N 46° 48.406 E 007° 09.696
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The Church of Notre-Dame in Fribourg.
Waymark Code: WMP8FY
Location: Fribourg, Switzerland
Date Posted: 07/19/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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Fribourg is the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg and the district of Sarine. It is located on both sides of the river Saane/Sarine, on the Swiss plateau, and is an important economic, administrative and educational center on the cultural border between German and French Switzerland (Romandy). Its Old City, one of the best maintained in Switzerland, sits on a small rocky hill above the valley of the Sarine.

Like its sister city Bern, Fribourg has preserved its medieval center as a whole that is now one of the largest in Europe. It is located on a spectacular peninsula, surrounded on three sides by the Saane/Sarine river. The architecture of the Old City date primarily from the Gothic period; it was built predominately before the 16th century.

The Church of Notre-Dame
The Church of Notre-Dame, the oldest church in Fribourg (altered 1787 and 1853) with a Baroque-Classical facade, is found in Place Notre-Dame.
Type of Church: Church

Status of Building: Actively in use for worship

Diocese: Fribourg

Address/Location:
Place Notre-Dame 1
1700 Fribourg, Switzerland


Relvant Web Site: [Web Link]

Date of organization: Not listed

Date of building construction: Not listed

Dominant Architectural Style: Not listed

Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed

Archdiocese: Not listed

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