Franschhoek

Franschhoek is a city in the . Franschhoek makes a serious attempt at being the food and wine capital of South Africa and there are many fine restaurants. It's a great place to relax, enjoy top food and wine, in a spectacular atmosphere.
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  • Town with 17,600 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 273 metres (896 feet)
  • …is also known as “French Hoek”
  • …dates from 1688
  • Description: town in the Western Cape, South Africa

Places of Interest

Highlights include Huguenot Monument and Huguenot Memorial Museum.
The in Franschhoek, …
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portrays the history of the…
, an icon located in the heart of Franschhoek village.

Franschhoek

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Latitude
-33.9092° or 33° 54′ 33″ south
Longitude
19.1194° or 19° 7′ 10″ east
Open location code
4FRX34R9+8Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 235539362
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3367877
Wiki­data ID
Q1025086

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Franschhoek” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Franschhoek”
  • Arabic: “فرانشوك”
  • Asturian: “Franschhoek”
  • Bulgarian: “Франсчхоек”
  • Catalan: “Franschhoek”
  • Cebuano: “Franschhoek”
  • Chinese: “弗朗斯胡克”
  • Chinese: “法蘭史霍克”
  • Dutch: “Franschhoek”
  • Estonian: “Franschhoek”
  • Finnish: “Franschhoek”
  • French: “Franschhoek”
  • Galician: “Franschhoek”
  • German: “Franschhoek”
  • German: “Franschoek”
  • Hebrew: “פרנשהוק”
  • Italian: “Franschhoek”
  • Japanese: “フランシュフック”
  • Latin: “Franschhoek”
  • Latin: “Gallogoniopolis”
  • Luxembourgish: “Franschhoek”
  • Pedi: “Franschhoek”
  • Persian: “فرانشهوک”
  • Portuguese: “Franschhoek”
  • Romanian: “Franschhoek”
  • Russian: “Франсхук”
  • Spanish: “Franschhoek”
  • Swahili: “Franschhoek”
  • Urdu: “فرانسش ہوک”
  • Western Frisian: “Franschhoek”
  • Zulu: “IFranschhoek”

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