Courtaman
in Lake District of Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
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Neuchatel Airport (14 mi) - Bern Belp Airport (17 mi)
- Grenchen Airport (25 mi)
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Montbéliard-Courcelles Airport (45 mi) - Sion Airport (46 mi)
- EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (53 mi)
- Fontaine Airport (54 mi)
- Annemasse Airport (62 mi)
- Geneva Cointrin International Airport (65 mi)
- Zürich Airport (78 mi)
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Malpensa International Airport (115 mi) - Torino / Caselle International Airport (118 mi)
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Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (139 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 16 mi)
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (Unesco heritage, 21 mi)
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (Unesco heritage, 32 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 50 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 58 mi) - From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt (Unesco heritage, 59 mi)
- Strasbourg – Grande île (Unesco heritage, 121 mi)
- Parc Zoologique du Bois du Petit Chateau (zoo, (22 mi)
- Bärenpark Bern (zoo, (16 mi)
- Tierpark Dählhölzli Bern (zoo, (16 mi)
- Zoo Rothaus (zoo, (11 mi)
- Erlebniswelt Seeteufel (zoo, (19 mi)
- Papiliorama Kerzers (zoo, (9 mi)
- Johns kleine Farm (zoo, (11 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.873 and 7.132 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 52' 24" and E 7° 7' 53"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - CHF
- Spoken languages:
- German, French, Italian, Romansh
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 02:52 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:17 am and 8:39 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Switzerland. Last Update: 2024-04-28 08:22:10
Delve into Courtaman
Courtaman in Lake District (Canton of Fribourg) is located in Switzerland about 16 mi (or 25 km) west of Bern, the country's capital town.
Current time in Courtaman is now 02:52 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 13 airports close to Courtaman, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Neuchatel Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 22 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Switzerland is Old City of Berne in a distance of 16 mi (or 26 km), East. We encountered 7 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Fribourg, Matran, Marly, Tafers and Neuchatel. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 61 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Night Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 62% |
| Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 84% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
18°C (64 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
19°C (66 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
9°C (48 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
La Pinte du Vieux Manoir
Aux Remparts
De la Rose
Au Parc
NH Fribourg
HACIENDA
Murtenhof & Krone
Murten
Bad Muntelier am See
Hine Adon Fribourg
Videos from this area
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PONTEO, le spectacle
Revivez quelques émotions de ce merveilleux spectacle joué du 20 au 23 novembre 2014 à Forum Fribourg devant 7'000 spectateurs ! Réalisation vidéo: Sylvain Geinoz.
Swiss Railways - Bern train arriving at Murten Morat
Swiss Railways - Bern train arriving at Murten Morat. This was the second leg of our trip to Interlaken West from Neuchatel. We had arrived at Murten by Ferry.
Ringmauer - QR-Murten DE
Die Ringmauer eklährt von Heinz Kaufmann, Stadtbegleiter in Murten.
Murten Roofs
Over the roofs of Murten/Morat/Switzerland.
Cobblestones in Morat, Fribourg
Walking along the Schlossgasse in the early evening in Morat, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. I wonder if the poeple who did all this work could come over and do my driveway ? Morat...
Energiemonitoring im Produktionsbetrieb / Einsparung Trafo-Neuanschaffung
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Energy monitoring in production business saves buying new transformer
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2. Unterhaltungscontest Gurmels, 3. Rang MG Düdingen
3. plazierte des 2. Unterhaltungscontest Gurmels 2014: Musikgesellschaft Düdingen mit ihrem Piratenprogramm. http://www.mgduedingen.ch/ http://www.mggurmels.ch/
Magdalena Einsiedelei Düdingen.WMV
Ein Besuch in der Magdalena Einsiedeli über dem Schiffenensee bei Düdingen.1448 erstmals in Schriften erwähnt, wurde die Felsbehausung zwischen 1680 und 1708 durch den Einsiedler Johann...
PETZI - On Live @ Bad Bonn Düdingen
Video from the 10 Year Anniversary of PETZI. Video by Sebastian Michellod.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Schiffenensee
Schiffenensee is an artificial lake formed by a barrage of the Saane/Sarine river in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. The barrages at Schiffenen were completed in 1963.
See District, Fribourg
See District is one of the seven districts of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Lying to the north of the canton, the district is bilingual. Its territory enclaves the two Bernese municipalities of Münchenwiler and Clavaleyres, while its own village of Wallenbuch (now part of Gurmels) is exclaved within Bern. It has a population of 33,419 (as of 31 December 2011).
Coussiberlé
Coussiberlé (German: Cussiberle or Guschubürli) is a village and former municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. It was first recorded in 1425 as Corsibellay. The municipality had ca. 30 inhabitants in 1558, which increased to 58 in 1811, 63 in 1850, and 80 in 1900. It then declined, to 58 in 1950 and 51 in 2000. In 1974 the municipality was incorporated into the larger, neighboring municipality Courlevon.
Courtaman
Courtaman is a village and former municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. It was first recorded in 1309 as Cortemant. The municipality was bilingual, with 55% French and 44% German speakers in 2000. The municipality had 66 inhabitants in 1811, which increased to 129 in 1850, 156 in 1900 and 252 in 1930. It then declined somewhat to 221 in 1950, before skyrocketing to 1054 in 2000.
Barberêche Castle
Barberêche Castle is a castle in Barberêche in the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is a Swiss Heritage Site of National Significance. It is located on the edge of the nearby plateau, right above the Schiffenensee. It was built between 1522 and 1528, likely on the site of an earlier fortification, under Petermann de Praroman's direction in the late Gothic style.
Petit-Vivy Castle
Barberêche Castle is a castle in Barberêche in the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is a Swiss Heritage Site of National Significance. It is located near the dike surrounding the Schiffenensee and northeast of Barberêche. It is among the oldest preserved castles in the region. The still-preserved, mighty, four-sided keep was built in the second half of the 13th century, and has 3.5 m thick walls. Around the keep are the remains of former surrounding walls, arranged in triangular form.
Münchenwiler Castle
Münchenwiler Castle is a castle in the municipality of Münchenwiler of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
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