Gletterens

Gletterens (French pronunciation: [ɡlɛtəʁɑ̃s]) is a municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.

Gletterens
Municipality
Reconstruction of a prehistoric house in Gletterens
Location of Gletterens
Gletterens
Gletterens
Coordinates: 46°54′N 6°56′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonFribourg
DistrictBroye
Government
  MayorSyndic
Area
  Total3.02 km2 (1.17 sq mi)
Elevation
486 m (1,594 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)
  Total1,070
  Density350/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1544
SFOS number2022
ISO 3166 codeCH-FR
Surrounded byBoudry (NE), Chevroux (VD), Cortaillod (NE), Delley-Portalban, Grandcour (VD), Vallon
Websitegletterens.ch
SFSO statistics

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.

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