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Gletterens
municipality in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gletterens is a municipality of the district Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
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Gletterens | |
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![]() Reconstruction of a prehistoric house in Gletterens | |
Coordinates: 46°54′N 6°56′E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Fribourg |
District | Broye |
Government | |
• Mayor | Syndic |
Area | |
• Total | 3.02 km2 (1.17 sq mi) |
Elevation | 486 m (1,594 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 1,070 |
• Density | 350/km2 (920/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 1544 |
SFOS number | 2022 |
Surrounded by | Boudry (NE), Chevroux (VD), Cortaillod (NE), Delley-Portalban, Grandcour (VD), Vallon |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
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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]