Sense (district)

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Sense administrative district
Date of foundation
Canton:	Fribourg
Capital:	Tafers
Area:	265.3 km²
Population:	39'334 (January 1, 2004)
Population density:	148 people/km²
Website:	http://www.fr.ch/oase

The Sense district (German: Sensebezirk, French: District de la Singine) is one of the seven administrative district of the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, and the only completely German-speaking one. It is named for the Sense River, which forms the majority of its eastern border with the canton of Bern. The Sense region was first mentioned historically in 1076 under the name Sensuna. It became a district since the canton was reorganized from four into seven districts in 1848. Most of the Sense belonged to the lordship of the Republik Freiburg (Respublicas Friburgensis) until the demise of the ancien régime. The district has its own dialect, called Sensler German.

The Sense district contains 19 municipalities. There were formerly more, but there have been a number of merges in recent years (Neuhaus into Plasselb, Eicholz into Giffers). The municipalities are now:

[edit] External links

• Webportal Senseland (German)

	Districts of the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
	Broye | Glâne | Gruyère | Lac/See | Sarine/Saane | Sense | Veveyse
	Canton of Fribourg | Districts of Switzerland | Municipalities of the canton of Fribourg