Frechen

Frechen is a town in the Rhein-Erft District, , Germany. Frechen was first mentioned in 877. It is situated at the western city border.
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  • Type: Town with 51,100 residents
  • Description: town and municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  • Also known as: 05362024” and “Stadt Frechen

Places of Interest

Highlights include Keramion and Linden-Theater.

Museum
is a museum.

Movie theater
is a movie theater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hürth and Gleuel.

Town
Photo: HOWI, CC BY 3.0.
is a town in the , , . shares borders with the city of and is about 6 km to the southwest of city centre, at the northeastern slope of the natural preserve Kottenforst-Ville. is situated 6 km southeast of Frechen.

Village
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is a village.

Suburb
is a suburb.

Frechen

Latitude
50.9096° or 50° 54′ 35″ north
Longitude
6.8082° or 6° 48′ 30″ east
Population
51,100
Elevation
72 metres (236 feet)
Open location code
9F28WR55+R7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240127272
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
6550572
Wiki­data ID
Q6823
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Frechen” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Frechen
  • Arabic: فريشن
  • Aragonese: Frechen
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  • Belarusian: Фрэхен
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  • Chechen: Фрехен
  • Chinese: 弗雷兴
  • Chinese: 弗雷興
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  • Japanese: フレッヒェン
  • Kazakh: Фрехен
  • Kirghiz: Фрехен
  • Kongo: Frechen
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  • Ladin: Frechen
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  • Limburgan: Frechem
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  • Lithuanian: Frechenas
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  • Occitan (post 1500): Frechen
  • Persian: فرشن
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  • Russian: Фрехен
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  • Serbian: Фрехен
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  • South Azerbaijani: فرشن
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  • Tatar: Фрехен
  • Tumbuka: Frechen
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  • Ukrainian: Фрехен
  • Uzbek: Frechen
  • Venetian: Frechen
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  • Walloon: Frechen
  • Waray (Philippines): Frechen
  • Welsh: Frechen
  • Wolof: Frechen
  • Zulu: Frechen

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