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| Country | Switzerland |
| Surface | 9.32 km² |
| Population | 38 800 |
| Area code | 026 |
| Postal Code | 1700, 1701, 1707, 1708 |
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Friborg - city in Switzerland on the river Sarine, the capital of the canton of Friborg.
Friborg lies at the junction of two great ethnic and linguistic regions in Switzerland, bounded here by Sarine. Many of the towns on this river below Freiburg have double names: French on the left and German on the right.
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By plane
The nearest airport is Bern Airport.
By rail
Freiburg is an important railway junction. It has rail connections with most major Swiss cities, including Geneva, Zurich and Bern.
The IC train from Zurich takes 1 h 23 and costs CHF 29.5, from Geneva 1 h 21 and costs CHF 21, and from Bern 27 min and costs CHF 7.10.
By car
Freiburg is an important road junction. The A12 motorway connecting Bern with Lausanne is located near the city.
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Worth seeing
Freiburg has a very well-preserved medieval Old Town, surrounded by the remains of the old city walls. There are a number of valuable examples of residential and religious architecture in the city, incl. gothic cathedral of st. Nicholas, built in 1283–1490, known for the stained glass of Józef Mehoffer.
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