Ueberstorf

Ueberstorf
Coat of arms
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Location of Ueberstorf
Coordinates: 46°52′N 7°19′E / 46.867°N 7.317°E / 46.867; 7.317Coordinates: 46°52′N 7°19′E / 46.867°N 7.317°E / 46.867; 7.317
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	Sense
Government
• Mayor	Gemeindeammann
Area
• Total	16.12 km2 (6.22 sq mi)
Elevation	658 m (2,159 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	2,357
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Postal code	3182
SFOS number	2308
Surrounded by	Albligen (BE), Heitenried, Köniz (BE), Neuenegg (BE), Sankt Antoni, Wahlern (BE), Wünnewil-Flamatt
Website	www.ueberstorf.ch SFSO statistics

Ueberstorf 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.

Ueberstorf is first mentioned in 1226 as Jeberinsdorf. In 1228 it was mentioned as Ibristorf.

Ueberstorf has an area of 16.12 km² (6.22 sq mi). Of this area, 11.73 km² (4.53 sq mi) or 72.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.99 km² (1.15 sq mi) or 18.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.2 km² (0.46 sq mi) or 7.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.19 km² (0.073 sq mi) or 1.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.02 km² (4.9 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.9%. Out of the forested land, 16.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 45.5% is used for growing crops and 26.2% is pastures, while 1.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality is located in the Sense district, in the north-eastern corner of the canton and two-thirds of the municipality is bordered by the Canton of Bern. It is located on the Flamatt-Schwarzenburg road and consists of two village centers and a settlement around the church as well as numerous small hamlets.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Paly of Six Argent and Azure a Lion rampant Gules.

Ueberstorf has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 2,357. As of 2008^[update], 2.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 8.6%. Migration accounted for 2.1%, while births and deaths accounted for 4.5%.