Gletterens

Gletterens
Reconstruction of a prehistoric house in Gletterens
Location of Gletterens
Gletterens
Gletterens
Coordinates: 46°54′N 6°56′E / 46.900°N 6.933°E / 46.900; 6.933
CountrySwitzerland
CantonFribourg
DistrictBroye
Government
 • MayorSyndic
Area
 • Total
3.02 km2 (1.17 sq mi)
Elevation
486 m (1,594 ft)
Population
 (December 2020)
 • Total
1,094
 • Density362/km2 (938/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
1544
SFOS number2022
ISO 3166 codeCH-FR
Surrounded byBoudry (NE), Chevroux (VD), Cortaillod (NE), Delley-Portalban, Grandcour (VD), Vallon
Websitegletterens.ch

Gletterens (French pronunciation: [ɡlɛtəʁɑ̃s]; Arpitan: Glléterens) is a municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.

It is home to the Les Grèves prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.