Villars-sur-Glâne
in Sarine District of Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
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Neuchatel Airport (17 mi) - Bern Belp Airport (20 mi)
- Grenchen Airport (30 mi)
- Sion Airport (41 mi)
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Montbéliard-Courcelles Airport (51 mi) - Annemasse Airport (58 mi)
- EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (59 mi)
- Fontaine Airport (60 mi)
- Geneva Cointrin International Airport (61 mi)
- Zürich Airport (82 mi)
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Malpensa International Airport (111 mi) - Torino / Caselle International Airport (113 mi)
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Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (145 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 19 mi)
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (Unesco heritage, 25 mi)
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (Unesco heritage, 27 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 48 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)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 61 mi) - Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (Unesco heritage, 122 mi)
- Fernsehturm Mont Pèlerin (observation point, (25 mi)
- Parc Zoologique du Bois du Petit Chateau (zoo, (26 mi)
- Bärenpark Bern (zoo, (19 mi)
- Tierpark Dählhölzli Bern (zoo, (19 mi)
- Zoo Rothaus (zoo, (16 mi)
- Erlebniswelt Seeteufel (zoo, (24 mi)
- Zoo de Servion (zoo, (23 mi)
- Papiliorama Kerzers (zoo, (14 mi)
- Johns kleine Farm (zoo, (17 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.791 and 7.117 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 47' 25" and E 7° 7' 1"
- 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: 11:58 PM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:26 am and 8:32 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: 2024-04-24 08:14:40
Delve into Villars-sur-Glâne
Villars-sur-Glâne in Sarine District (Canton of Fribourg) with it's 10,021 habitants is a town located in Switzerland about 19 mi (or 31 km) south-west of Bern, the country's capital town.
Time in Villars-sur-Glâne is now 11:58 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 13 airports closer to Villars-sur-Glâne, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Neuchatel Airport in a distance of 17 mi (or 27 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 19 mi (or 31 km), North-East. We saw 9 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Matran, Fribourg, Marly, Tafers and Broc. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 44 °F
| Morning Temperature | -2°C / 28 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 5°C / 42 °F |
| Night Temperature | 0°C / 33 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 55% |
| Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 91% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Light snow, light breeze, broken clouds.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
11°C (53 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
14°C (58 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Au Parc
NH Fribourg
Aux Remparts
De la Rose
HACIENDA
Du Grand-Pre
Alpha
Hine Adon Fribourg
Acacia
ibis Fribourg
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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.
University of Fribourg
The University of Fribourg is a university in the city of Fribourg, Switzerland. The roots of the University can be traced back to 1582, when the notable Jesuit Peter Canisius founded the Collège Saint-Michel in the City of Fribourg. In 1763, an Academy of law was founded by the state of Fribourg which formed the nucleus of the present Law Faculty. The University of Fribourg was finally created in 1889 by an Act of the parliament of the Swiss Canton of Fribourg.
Sarine District
Sarine District is one of the seven districts of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is largely French-speaking, with a German-speaking minority. Its territory is drained by the Sarine river (which gives it its name), and by its tributary, the Glâne. It has a population of 96,979 (as of 31 December 2011).
Cardinal Brewery
Cardinal is a brewery founded in 1788 by François Piller, located in Fribourg, Switzerland. The brewery was acquired by Feldschlösschen in 1991.
La Maigrauge Abbey
La Maigrauge Abbey or Magerau Abbey (French: Abbaye de la Maigrauge; German: Abtei Magerau) is a monastery of Cistercian nuns located in Fribourg, Switzerland, and founded in 1255. The abbey is situated on the Sarine River and lies on the border between French-speaking and German-speaking Switzerland. The community is bilingual.
Abbey of Hauterive
The Abbey of Hauterive is a Cistercian abbey in the Swiss municipality of Hauterive in the canton of Fribourg. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. The entire Hauterive area is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.
Glâne (river)
Glâne is a river in the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.
Bible and Orient Museum
The Bible and Orient Museum in Fribourg/Switzerland is the exhibition of a collection of ancient Egyptian and ancient Near Eastern miniature art as well as a project to create a modern museum to compare biblical and extra-biblical texts with archaeological, epigraphical and iconographical data. This comparison is aimed at offering stimulating insights for the advancement of the interreligious dialog.
Fribourg railway station
Fribourg railway station serves the municipality of Fribourg, capital of the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. Opened in 1862, it is owned and operated by SBB-CFF-FFS. The station forms part of the Lausanne–Bern railway, which is the original portion of the Olten–Lausanne railway line (French: Ligne du Plateau suisse; German: Mittellandlinie). It is also the junction for the Yverdon-les-Bains–Payerne–Fribourg railway (which is part of the Broye line, and the Fribourg–Murat–Ins railway.
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Ecuvillens: Aérodrome Régional − Est − Ost, Ecuvillens (source)
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Fribourg, Fribourg (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Villars ĉe Glano, 格拉訥河畔維拉爾
