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Courlevon
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Murten
Murten (German, ˈmuːɐ̯tn̩) or Morat (French, mɔʁa; Morât mɔˈʁa) is a bilingual municipality and a city in the See district of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is located on the southern shores of Lake Morat (also known as Lake Murten). Morat is situated between Neuchâtel and Fribourg and is the capital of the See/Lac District of the canton of Fribourg. It is one of the municipalities with a majority (about 75%) of German speakers in the predominantly French-speaking Canton of Fribourg.
Courgevaux
Courgevaux (kuʁʒəvo; Corgevâlx kɔʁdzəˈvu; Gurwolf) is a municipality in the district of See or district du Lac in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Courgevaux is first mentioned in 1055 as Corgivul. Courgevaux has an area, , of . Of this area, or 58.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 26.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 16.1% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes. Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 6.
Salvenach
Salvenach (French name: Salvagny; Cervagné θəvaˈɲi) is a former municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg. On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Courlevon, Jeuss, Lurtigen and Salvenach merged into Murten. Salvenach is first mentioned in 1179 as Salvegnez. Salvenach had an area of Of this area, or 70.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 22.
Münchenwiler
Münchenwiler (Villars-Les-Moines) is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Münchenwiler is first mentioned in 1080-81 as Vilar. In 1228 it was mentioned as Vilar les Moinos. In 1080-81 the village was given by the brothers Gerold and Rudolf de Vilar to Cluny Abbey. Shortly thereafter a priory was founded, which served as a way station for pilgrims on the Way of St. James. The Priory church was built in 1100, using spolia from the Roman ruins at Avenches.
Jeuss
Jeuss (jɔʏs; French: Jentes ʒɑ̃t; Juentes ˈɟɛ̃tɛ) is a former municipality in the district of See or du Lac in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Courlevon, Jeuss, Lurtigen and Salvenach merged into Murten. Jeuss is first mentioned in 1340 as Juentes. Jeuss had an area, , of . Of this area, or 79.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 10.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 8.4% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes.
Lurtigen
Lurtigen (German) or Lourtens (luʁtɑ̃s, lyʁˈtɛ̃) is a former municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Its French name, little-used today, is Lourtens. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg. On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Courlevon, Jeuss, Lurtigen and Salvenach merged into Murten. Lurtigen is first mentioned in 1397 as Lurtens. In 1508 it was mentioned as Lurting.