From 1555 to 1798 the castle became residence to the bailiffs and then to the prefects sent by Fribourg.
In 1849 the castle was put up for sale and sold to the Bovy and Balland families, who stayed at the castle during summer time and restored it with the help of their painter friends.
It was mostly destroyed in 1670 and again in 1856 by fire, which only left the choir and tower undamaged.
The renovated church was consecrated in 1860.
Between 1891 and 1925 the Ingenbohl sisters ran the Deaf and Dumb Institute of Saint-Joseph in Gruyères.
Between 1891 and 1925 the Ingenbohl sisters ran the Deaf and Dumb Institute of Saint-Joseph in Gruyères.
In 1925 it moved to Fribourg. Nineteen counts are accounted for in the period between the 11th and 16th centuries.
The castle was then bought back by the canton of Fribourg in 1938, made into a museum and opened to the public.
A secondary school opened in town in the 20th century but it moved in 1973 to Bulle.
One side of the hospital building housed the primary school until 1988 and was then renovated into a nursing home.
Nearby is Mont Moléson, a mountain suitable for climbing, or for the less athletic there is a cablecar to the summit which was rebuilt in 1998.
The resort town Moléson-Village caters for both summer and winter tourism. In 1998 Swiss surrealist painter, sculptor and set designer HR Giger acquired the Saint-Germain Castle, and it now houses the H.
Of the population in the municipality, 508 or about 32.9% were born in Gruyères and lived there in 2000.
The next three most popular parties were the CVP (21.5%), the SVP (20.7%) and the FDP (14.4%). The SPS improved their position in Gruyères rising to first, from third in 2007 (with 21.4%) The CVP moved from first in 2007 (with 27.9%) to second in 2011, the SVP moved from second in 2007 (with 25.0%) to third and the FDP retained about the same popularity (15.9% in 2007).
After they finish the upper Secondary program, students may choose to attend a Tertiary school or continue their apprenticeship. During the 2010-11 school year, there were a total of 240 students attending 18 classes in Gruyères.
The romantic landscapes were painted in the mid-19th century by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Barthélemy Menn and other artists. ==Politics== In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 28.8% of the vote.
The next three most popular parties were the CVP (21.5%), the SVP (20.7%) and the FDP (14.4%). The SPS improved their position in Gruyères rising to first, from third in 2007 (with 21.4%) The CVP moved from first in 2007 (with 27.9%) to second in 2011, the SVP moved from second in 2007 (with 25.0%) to third and the FDP retained about the same popularity (15.9% in 2007).
All text is taken from Wikipedia. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License .
Page generated on 2021-08-05