Skip to content
Geonivora
District

Sense District

Located in Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland Coordinates: 46°48′05″ N 7°15′37″ E

Sense District
Baden er · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
44,594
44.6K
Elevation
770 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
15
listed under Sense District
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport22 km
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg91 km

About Sense District

Sense District is a district. Location: Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. Population: 44,594.

From Wikipedia

Sense District (German: Sensebezirk; French: District de la Singine [distʁi(kt) d(ə) la sɛ̃ʒin]; Arpitan: District de la Singena [diʃˈtʁi də la ʃɛ̃ˈdzəna] ) is one of the seven administrative districts of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland, and the only completely German-speaking one. It is named after the Sense river, which forms the majority of its eastern border with the canton of Bern.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
265 km²
Official website
sensebezirk.ch

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Sense District

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 103 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (126 mm)
Driest month
March (79 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Sense District
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°11°16°20°22°22°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-1°2°7°10°12°12°9°5°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)899379891091261131169598103103

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Sense District

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 22 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) (91 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 22 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 22 kmnortheast
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 91 kmnorth
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 108 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 22 kmnortheast
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 58 kmsouthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 87 kmnorth
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 106 kmnorth
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 107 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Sense District

Within 100 km: 261 historic and cultural sites, 4,629 natural sites, 640 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km230 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 23 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 17 kmSW
  • Lake Wohlen Lake 19 kmN
  • Schwarzsee Lake 15 kmS

25–60 km1,432 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 45 kmE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 44 kmE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 42 kmE
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 55 kmE

60–100 km3,868 places

  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 60 kmE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 92 kmNE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 87 kmE
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 74 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Sense District

15 places
  1. 1 Düdingen 8.2K
  2. 2 Tafers 7.6K
  3. 3 Wünnewil-Flamatt 5.6K
  4. 4 Schmitten (FR) 4K
  5. 5 Plaffeien 3.6K
  6. 6 Bösingen 3.4K
  7. 7 Ueberstorf 2.4K
  8. 8 Giffers 1.6K
  9. 9 Heitenried 1.4K
  10. 10 St. Ursen 1.3K
  11. 11 Tentlingen 1.3K
  12. 12 Rechthalten 1.1K
  13. 13 Plasselb 1K
  14. 14 St. Silvester 971
  15. 15 Brünisried 653

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nature and heritage in Sense District

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources