Fribourg, also known as Fribourg, is a city in western Switzerland with about 40,000 inhabitants, capital of the canton of the same name. The city is characterized by bilingualism: in the western bank, where there is the University and the railway station, the population speaks mainly French. On the eastern side, however, people communicate in German. This makes Freiburg more than ever a multicultural city. Emperor Berthold IV of Zähringen founded this centre in honour of Freiburg, a town of the same name in Brisgau. This place was the target of several European dynasties from France, Italy and Germany, and in fact underwent several foreign influences. Despite several conquests, in the mid-15th century, the city fought for its freedom, gaining independence and a place within the Swiss Confederation.
Today Fribourg presents itself as a pleasant place, where the lakes of Neuchâtel and Marat make the landscape a heavenly spectacle.
