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Fribourg (canton) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 46 42 30 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 46.7083 decimal degrees |
Long: 007 06 11 E degrees minutes |
Long: 7.1031 decimal degrees |
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Note: Occupies an elevated plain, bisected by Saane river; evidence of prehistoric settlements exists on shores of Neuchâtel and Morat lakes; today area is predominantly agricultural; located on linguistic frontier of nation. |
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Fribourg (preferred,C,V,English)
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Fribourg (French,U)
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Canton de Fribourg (C,V,O,French-P,U)
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Freiburg (C,V,German,U)
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Kanton Freiburg (C,V,German-P,U)
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Fribourg canton (C,O)
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Canton Friburgo (C,V,Italian,U)
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Chantun Friburg (C,V,Romansh,U)
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Etat de Fribourg (C,V,French,U)
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Freiburg, Kanton (C,V,German,U)
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Freiburg, Staat (C,V,German,U)
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Fribourg, Canton de (C,V,French,U)
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Fribourg, Etat de (C,V,French,U)
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Friburg (C,V,Romansh-P,U)
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Friburg, Chantun (C,V,Romansh,U)
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Friburgo (C,V,Italian-P,U)
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Friburgo, Canton (C,V,Italian,U)
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Staat Freiburg (C,V,German,U)
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SZ06 (C,V,FIPS,German,U)
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Canton of Fribourg (C,U,English)
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État de Fribourg (C,U,French)
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프리부르 주 (C,U,Korean)
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canton (preferred, C) |
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joined confederation 1481, with current boundaries since 1803 |
first level subdivision (C) |
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