Fribourg: City on The Language Divide of Switzerland

The city of Fribourg is located only 20 miles from Berne , but is today mainly French speaking though it started out as a German speaking city. It boasts the only Catholic University in Switzerland and has retained its medieval character throughout the city to this day. If you want to get a feeling for the lifestyle 600 years back, this is the place to visit. Image source Fribourg was founded in 1157 by the Dukes of Zähringen. After the last Duke died, it passed as part of an inheri

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