Franeker

Franeker is a city in the province of , the Netherlands. It is most notable for its Eise Eisenga Planetarium, the oldest still in operation, and a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2023.
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  • Type: Town with 12,800 residents
  • Description: city in Waadhoeke, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Frjentsjer”
  • Postal codes: 8801 and 8802

Places of Interest

Highlights include Franeker City Hall and Korendragershuisje.

Town hall
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is the city hall of the municipality of Franeker, , one of the of . The building dates from 1591–1594 and was built in renaissance style.

Museum
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is a museum.

Railway station
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Franeker is a railway station located in Franeker, . The station was opened on 27 October 1863 and is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Harlingen and Leeuwarden. The train services are operated by Arriva.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dongjum and Schalsum.

Village
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is a village in in the province of the and has around the 326 citizens as of January 2014.

Village
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is a village in in the province of , the . It had a population of around 134 in January 2014.

Village
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is a village in municipality in the province of , the . It had a population of around 225 in January 2014. Before 2018, the village was part of the Franekeradeel municipality.

Franeker

Latitude
53.1881° or 53° 11′ 17″ north
Longitude
5.541° or 5° 32′ 28″ east
Population
12,800
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NL FRK
Open location code
9F575GQR+69
Open­Street­Map ID
node 235270746
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2755845
Wiki­data ID
Q41974
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Zeeuws—“Franeker” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Franeker”
  • Arabic: “فرانيكير”
  • Armenian: “Ֆրանեկեր”
  • Asturian: “Franeker”
  • Belarusian: “Франекер”
  • Bulgarian: “Франекер”
  • Catalan: “Franeker”
  • Catalan: “Frjentsjer”
  • Cebuano: “Franeker”
  • Chinese: “Franeker”
  • Chinese: “弗拉訥克”
  • Chinese: “弗拉讷克”
  • Czech: “Franeker”
  • Danish: “Franeker”
  • Dutch: “Franeker”
  • Dutch: “Frjentsjer”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “فرانيكير”
  • Esperanto: “Franeker”
  • French: “Franeker”
  • French: “Frjentsjer”
  • Georgian: “ფრანეკერი”
  • German: “Franeker”
  • German: “Frjentsjer”
  • Greek: “Φράνεκερ”
  • Hebrew: “פרנקר”
  • Hungarian: “Franeker”
  • Irish: “Franeker”
  • Italian: “Franeker”
  • Japanese: “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”
  • Kurdish: “Franeker”
  • Limburgan: “Franeker”
  • Lithuanian: “Franekeris”
  • Low German: “Franeker”
  • Luxembourgish: “Franeker”
  • Maltese: “Franeker”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Franeker”
  • Northern Frisian: “Frjentsjer”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Franeker”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Franeker”
  • Persian: “فرانکر”
  • Polish: “Franeker”
  • Polish: “Frjentsjer”
  • Russian: “Франекер”
  • Saterfriesisch: “Frentsjer”
  • Saterfriesisch: “Frjentsjer”
  • Silesian: “Franeker”
  • Slovenian: “Franeker”
  • Spanish: “Franeker”
  • Swedish: “Franecker”
  • Swedish: “Franeker”
  • Swedish: “Frjentsjer”
  • Ukrainian: “Франекер”
  • Urdu: “فرانیکر”
  • Uzbek: “Franeker”
  • Welsh: “Franeker”
  • Western Frisian: “Frjentsjer”
  • Western Frisian: “Froonacker”
  • Zeeuws: “Franeker”

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