Franz Josef

Franz Josef is a village and glacial area at the foot of the western slopes of Mount Cook, in the middle of the of the of .
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  • Type: Village with 483 residents
  • Description: village in New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Franz Josef / Waiau”, “Franz Josef Glacier”, “Franz Josef Glacier Village”, “Franz Josef, New Zealand”, “Franz Josef/Waiau”, “Franz Joseph Glacier”, “Franz Joseph/Waiho”, “Waiau”, “Waiho”, and “Waiho Gorge”

Places of Interest

Highlights include West Coast Wildlife Centre and Saint James Church.

Zoo
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
The is a kiwi-rearing facility in Franz Josef, New Zealand. A public-private partnership with the Department of Conservation and Te Rūnunga o Makaawhio of Ngāi Tahu, it hatches eggs of the kiwi species rowi and Haast tokoeka retrieved from the wild.

Church
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
St James Church is an heritage-listed Anglican church located in Franz Josef on the West Coast of the of New Zealand. Set in a garden setting, the church was built in 1931 in a Tudor Revival style and is notable for its use of clear glass windows and the view over from its altar.

Church
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westland Tai Poutini National Park.

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is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site known as Te Wahipounamu in South West . The national park lies on the of the in the , adjacent to and to the north of .

Franz Josef

Latitude
-43.3874° or 43° 23′ 15″ south
Longitude
170.1819° or 170° 10′ 55″ east
Population
483
Elevation
154 metres (505 feet)
Named after
Franz Josef Glacier
IATA airport code
WHO
United Nations Location Code
NZ WHO
Open location code
4V8GJ57J+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 176971775
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2190928
Wiki­data ID
Q1447467
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Turkish—“Franz Josef” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “Franz Josef/Waiau”
  • Cebuano: “Franz Josef”
  • Dutch: “Franz Josef”
  • French: “Franz Josef”
  • German: “Franz Josef”
  • German: “Franz Josef/Waiau”
  • Hungarian: “Franz Josef/Waiau”
  • Irish: “Waiau”
  • Malay: “Franz Josef, New Zealand”
  • Maori: “Waiau”
  • Turkish: “Franz Josef/Waiau”

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