Lurtigen
Lurtigen (German) or Lourtens (French: [luʁtɑ̃s], Franco-Provençal: [lyʁˈtɛ̃] ⓘ) is a former municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Its French name, little-used today, is Lourtens. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg. On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Courlevon, Jeuss, Lurtigen and Salvenach merged into Murten.
Lurtigen/Lourtens | |
|---|---|
|
Coat of arms | |
Location of Lurtigen/Lourtens | |
Lurtigen/Lourtens Lurtigen/Lourtens | |
| Coordinates: 46°56′N 7°10′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Fribourg |
| District | See |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Gemeinderat with 5 members |
| • Mayor | Ammann |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.30 km2 (0.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 567 m (1,860 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2014) | |
| • Total | 183 |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3215 |
| SFOS number | 2270 |
| Surrounded by | Büchslen, Staatswald Galm, Gempenach, Murten/Morat, Salvenach, Ulmiz |
| Website | SFSO statistics |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.