Alterswil

Alterswil is a former municipality in the district of Sense in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of St. Antoni and Alterswil merged into the municipality of Tafers.

Alterswil
Hotel Alpenrose in Alterswil village
Location of Alterswil
Alterswil
Alterswil
Coordinates: 46°48′N 7°16′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonFribourg
DistrictSense
Government
  MayorGemeindeammann
Area
  Total16.1 km2 (6.2 sq mi)
Elevation
758 m (2,487 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)
  Total2,028
  Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1715
SFOS number2291
Surrounded byBrünisried, Guggisberg (BE), Sankt Antoni, Sankt Ursen, Tafers, Wahlern (BE), Plaffeien
Websitewww.alterswil.ch
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