Bellechasse FR
| FR is the abbreviation for the canton of Friborg in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Bellechasse . |
Bellechasse is a place in the canton of Friborg in Switzerland that is best known for its prison . It is located in the district of Sugiez in the municipality of Mont-Vully and Galmiz .
Penal institution
The Canton of Friborg bought after the first Jura waters correction country in the Great Marsh , order to set up a farm. The first prisoners were admitted there from 1898, and they continue to work in the farm to this day. Since the conclusion of a concordat between the cantons of French-speaking Switzerland and Ticino in 1966, first-time offenders have been imprisoned in the penal institution.
The most famous inmate was the former brigadier Jean-Louis Jeanmaire .
Varia
There is also the Bellechasse airfield operated by the Freiburg glider flying group ( ICAO code LSTB).
Web links
- Marianne Rolle: Bellechasse. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Official prison website
Coordinates: 46 ° 58 '25.6 " N , 7 ° 8' 3.3" E ; CH1903: 576,838 / 202 569