Fransum
Fransum is an old church hamlet in the municipality of Westerkwartier, Netherlands. The village in the north-east of the country contains an early 13th century Romanesque church, a farm and a house.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Piloersemaborg and Aduard Abbey.
Piloersemaborg
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The Piloersemaborg is a 17th-century borg in the village of Den Ham in Groningen in the Netherlands. It currently houses a restaurant.
Aduard Abbey
Monastery
Photo: Serassot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aduard Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in the village of Aduard about 8 kilometres to the north-west of Groningen in the Netherlands, founded in 1192 and dissolved in 1580. Aduard Abbey is situated 2½ km south of Fransum.
Abdijkerk (Aduard)
Church
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Abdijkerk (Aduard) is a church, which is situated 2½ km south of Fransum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Suttum and Beswerd.
Den Ham
Village
Photo: Hardscarf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Den Ham is a linear village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the Netherlands province Groningen. The village lies on the road from Aduard to Saaksum.
Fransum
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Westerkwartier, Netherlands
- Categories: village, buurtschap, and locality
- Location: Westerkwartier, Groningen, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
53.27807° or 53° 16′ 41″ northLongitude
6.44754° or 6° 26′ 51″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
9F587CHX+62OpenStreetMap ID
node 1120490972OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Fransum” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Fransum”
- Chinese: “Fransum”
- Dutch: “Fransum”
- French: “Fransum”
- Luxembourgish: “Fransum”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Fransum”
- Persian: “فرانسوم”
- Ukrainian: “Франсюм”
- Western Frisian: “Fraansum”
- Western Frisian: “Fransum”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hardeweer and Tolhek.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include kerkje van Harkema and Dorpshuis Den Ham.
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