Üechtland

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The Üechtland on a map from 1732
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The Üechtland on a map from 1732

The Üechtland is a region in western Switzerland, where the cities of Berne and Fribourg are located.

The name for the region is obsolete; today, it's only used to distinguish Fribourg (German: Freiburg im Üechtland) from Freiburg (or Freiburg im Breisgau) in Germany. However, old documents also mention Bern im Üechtland or Verona im Üechtland, by which Verona, as a Latinised name for Berne, is distinguished from Verona in Italy (known in German historically as Bern, and sometimes as Wälsch-Bern or Welschbern to distinguish it from Berne in Switzerland).

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