Bösingen (German: [ˈbøːzɪŋən]; French: Basens, formerly Bésingue; Arpitan: Besing [beˈzɛ̃] (listen)) is a municipality in the district of Sense in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg. Bösingen is first mentioned in 1228 as Basens. The municipality was formerly known by its French name Bésingue, however, that name is no longer used. Between 1953–62 it was known as Grossbösingen. Bösingen has an area of 14.33 km2 (5.53 sq mi). Of this area, 10.77 km2 (4.16 sq mi) or 75.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.11 km2 (0.81 sq mi) or 14.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.33 km2 (0.51 sq mi) or 9.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.11 km2 (27 acres) or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes. More information...
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