Gruyères, a town in the Gruyère district, known for the cheese named after it
Gruyères, a town in the Gruyère district of Switzerland that gave its name to the cheese
With the help of the Old Swiss Confederacy, they routed the Burgundian army and captured three capes of the Order of the Golden Fleece which belonged to Charles the Bold including one with the emblems of Philip the Good, his father.
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The area of the municipality comprises a section of the Saane valley and of the Fribourg alps.
The main valley runs from the village of La Tine in the direction of Gruyères and Bulle to Rougemont, continuing in the direction of Saanen and Gstaad.
In the Swiss town of Gruyères, a trackless train is the only vehicle allowed in the pedestrianized streets.
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They were part of the war booty captured by the Swiss Confederates (which included troops from Gruyères) at the Battle of Morat against Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy in 1476.
During the following years Heliswiss expanded in Switzerland and formed a network with bases in Belp BE, Samedan GR, Domat Ems GR, Locarno TI, Erstfeld UR, Gampel VS, Gstaad BE and Gruyères FR.