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Pierrafortscha

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Also known as Pierrafortscha FR

Pierrafortscha (; , locally ) is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Key facts

Swiss town.area
5.06
Swiss town.subject_name
Pierrafortscha
Swiss town.municipality_type
municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa
Pierrafortscha-coat of arms.svg
Swiss town.canton
Fribourg
Swiss town.iso code region
CH-FR
Swiss town.district
Sarine
Swiss town.postal_code
1723
Swiss town.municipality_code
2216
Swiss town.elevation
751
Swiss town.website
www.pierrafortscha.ch
Swiss town.mayor_title
Syndic
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
Fribourg (Fribourg/Freiburg im Üechtland), Marly, Sankt Ursen, Tentlingen, Villarsel-sur-Marly

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  • History
  • Geography
  • Coat of arms
  • Demographics
  • Heritage sites of national significance
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Religion
  • Education
  • References

Pierrafortscha (; , locally ) is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

==History== Pierrafortscha (Fribourg dialect for Pierre Forchue, forked rock) is first mentioned in 1267 as Pierraforchia. In 1277 it was mentioned as Bevrechie. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Perfetschied, however, that name is no longer used.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pierrafortscha” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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