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Gletterens

Coordinates: 46°54′N 6°56′E / 46.900°N 6.933°E / 46.900; 6.933
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Gletterens
Reconstruction of a prehistoric house in Gletterens
Reconstruction of a prehistoric house in Gletterens
Coat of arms of Gletterens
Location of Gletterens
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Gletterens is located in Switzerland
Gletterens
Gletterens
Gletterens is located in Canton of Fribourg
Gletterens
Gletterens
Coordinates: 46°54′N 6°56′E / 46.900°N 6.933°E / 46.900; 6.933
CountrySwitzerland
CantonFribourg
DistrictBroye
Government
 • MayorSyndic
Area
 • Total3.02 km2 (1.17 sq mi)
Elevation
486 m (1,594 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total1,070
 • Density350/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1544
SFOS number2022
Surrounded byBoudry (NE), Chevroux (VD), Cortaillod (NE), Delley-Portalban, Grandcour (VD), Vallon
Websitewww.gletterens.ch
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Gletterens is a municipality of the district Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

It is home to the Les Grèves prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps

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