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Düdingen (FR) Station Düdingen station in the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Since Switzerland is a multilingual nation, there are parts of the German and French cantons where the majority language of that canton is not spoken in some areas. For instance Düdingen is located in the canton of Fribourg (Freiburg in German), but Düdingen is German speaking. Further east is Fillistorf and Schmitten, before the cantonal boundary of Fribourg and Bern at Flamatt. Taken 3 August 2003. © 2003, 2006 Josh Hanz (josh_hanz@hotmail.com)

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Düdingen (FR) seed cultivation Düdingen Seed Cultivation (Zaatsucht in German). Many intercity trains pass by the seed cultivation factory. It is one of the major industries in Düdingen, in the canton of Fribourg (Freiburg in German). Taken 3 August 2003. © 2003, 2006 Josh Hanz (josh_hanz@hotmail.com)

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Düdingen (FR) Station Düdingen station in the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Since Switzerland is a multilingual nation, there are parts of the German and French cantons where the majority language of that canton is not spoken in some areas. For instance Düdingen is located in the canton of Fribourg (Freiburg in German), but Düdingen is German speaking. Further east is Fillistorf and Schmitten, before the cantonal boundary of Fribourg and Bern at Flamatt. Shown here is the S-Bahn Bern platform from Fribourg to Fillistorf, Schmitten, Flamatt, and further on to Bern. Taken 3 August 2003. © 2003, 2006 Josh Hanz (josh_hanz@hotmail.com)

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Düdingen in canton Fribourg Despite the fact that Düdingen is physically located in the canton of Fribourg (French speaking majority), and it is the next stop to the east from Fribourg, the cantonal capital, it is instead a German-speaking town. Signs for tracks and platforms here are in German. For example, platform 2 is called "Perron 2" instead of "Quai 2" in French. Taken 3 August 2003. © 2003, 2006 Josh Hanz (josh_hanz@hotmail.com)