St. Ursen

St. Ursen (known as Saint-Ours in French; Arpitan: Sent-Ôrs [ʃɛ̃t wa] ) is a 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.

St. Ursen
Manor in the hamlet of Römerswil in St. Ursen
Location of St. Ursen
St. Ursen
St. Ursen
Coordinates: 46°47′N 7°13′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonFribourg
DistrictSense
Government
  MayorGemeindeammann
Area
  Total15.73 km2 (6.07 sq mi)
Elevation
713 m (2,339 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)
  Total1,345
  Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1717
SFOS number2304
Surrounded byAlterswil, Brünisried, Fribourg (Freiburg im Üechtland/Fribourg), Pierrafortscha, Rechthalten, Tafers, Tentlingen
Websitewww.stursen.ch
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