Rechthalten
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Roman Catholic church in Rechthalten village
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| Coordinates: 46°46′N 7°14′E / 46.767°N 7.233°ECoordinates: 46°46′N 7°14′E / 46.767°N 7.233°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Sense | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Gemeindeammann | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 7.29 km2 (2.81 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 881 m (2,890 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 1,073 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1718 | |
| SFOS number | 2301 | |
| Surrounded by | Brünisried, Giffers, Oberschrot, Sankt Ursen, Tentlingen | |
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Rechthalten is a municipality in the district of Sense, in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was known in French as Dirlaret, but this name is no longer used. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg.
Rechthalten is first mentioned in 1142 as Drallaris. In 1173 it was mentioned as de Recto Clivo, followed in 1180 by Dreitlaris and in 1250 it was Rehthalton.
Rechthalten has an area of 7.29 km2 (2.81 sq mi). Of this area, 5.37 km2 (2.07 sq mi) or 73.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.33 km2 (0.51 sq mi) or 18.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi) or 7.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) or 0.5% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.2%. Out of the forested land, 17.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 28.7% is used for growing crops and 44.0% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Sense district, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south-east of Fribourg. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Rechthalten along with scattered hamlets and farm houses.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Sable on a Pale Argent three Fleurs-de-lys Azure.
Rechthalten has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 1,073. As of 2008[update], 2.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 7.1%. Migration accounted for 4%, while births and deaths accounted for 4.7%.
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