Franeker
Franeker is a city in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It is most notable for its Eise Eisenga Planetarium, the oldest still in operation, and a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2023.
- Town with about 12,800 residents
- …is also known as “Frjentsjer”
- Description: city in Waadhoeke, Netherlands
- Postal codes88018802
Places of Interest
Discover Franeker City Hall and Korendragershuisje.
Franeker railway station
Franeker is a railway station located in Franeker, Netherlands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dongjum and Schalsum.
Schalsum
Schalsum is a village in Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.
Hitzum
Hitzum is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.
Franeker
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Latitude
53.1881° or 53° 11′ 17″ north
Longitude
5.541° or 5° 32′ 28″ east
UN/LOCODE
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Open location code
9F575GQR+69
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Zeeuws—“Franeker” goes by many names.
FranekerAlbanian
فرانيكيرArabic
ՖրանեկերArmenian
FranekerAsturian
ФранекерBelarusian
ФранекерBulgarian
FranekerCatalan
FrjentsjerCatalan
FranekerCebuano
弗拉訥克Chinese
弗拉讷克Chinese
FranekerCzech
FranekerDanish
FranekerDutch
FrjentsjerDutch
فرانيكيرEgyptian Arabic
FranekerEsperanto
ფრანეკერიGeorgian
ΦράνεκερGreek
פרנקרHebrew
FranekerHungarian
FranekerIrish
FranekerItalian
フラーナカーJapanese
フラーネケルJapanese
フラネカーJapanese
フラネケルJapanese
FranekerKurdish
FranekerLimburgan
FranekerisLithuanian
FranekerLow German
FranekerLuxembourgish
FranekerMaltese
FranekerMin Nan Chinese
FrjentsjerNorthern Frisian
FranekerNorwegian Bokmål
FranekerOccitan (post 1500)
فرانکرPersian
FranekerPolish
FrjentsjerPolish
ФранекерRussian
FrentsjerSaterfriesisch
FrjentsjerSaterfriesisch
FranekerSilesian
FranekerSlovenian
FraneckerSwedish
FranekerSwedish
FrjentsjerSwedish
ФранекерUkrainian
فرانیکرUrdu
FranekerUzbek
FranekerWelsh
FrjentsjerWestern Frisian
FroonackerWestern Frisian
FranekerZeeuws
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Binnenstad and Professorenbuurt.
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Friesland: Highlights
Learn more about Leeuwarden and Heerenveen.
