Franeker

city in Waadhoeke, Netherlands
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Franeker

Summary

Franeker is a place with town rights and privileges[1]. Franeker has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Franeker is located in Waadhoeke[3].
  • Franeker is in the country of Netherlands[4].
  • Franeker's instance of is recorded as place with town rights and privileges[5].
  • Franeker's instance of is recorded as cadastral populated place in the Netherlands[6].
  • Franeker's postal code is recorded as 8801–8802[7].
  • Franeker's Commons category is recorded as Franeker[8].
  • Franeker's local dialing code is recorded as 0517[9].
  • Franeker's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.1875, 'lon': 5.54}[10].
  • Franeker's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Franeker[11].
  • Franeker has a population of {'amount': '+12781'}[12].
  • Franeker's described by source is recorded as Topographia Circuli Burgundici[13].
  • Franeker's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[14].
  • Franeker's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • Franeker's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica First Edition[16].
  • Franeker's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[17].
  • Franeker's capital of is recorded as Waadhoeke[18].
  • Franeker's list of monuments is recorded as Rijksmonumenten in Franeker[19].
  • Franeker's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Franeker[20].
  • Franeker's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Franeker[21].
  • Franeker's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Franeker'}[22].
  • Franeker's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fy', 'text': 'Frjentsjer'}[23].
  • Franeker's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Franeker'}[24].
  • Franeker's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People of Franeker[25].
  • Franeker's WordLift URL is recorded as http://data.wordlift.io/wl01254/entity/franeker[26].
  • Franeker's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Franeker[27].

Body

Geography

Franeker is in the country of Netherlands[4]. Franeker is located in Waadhoeke[3].

Physical Characteristics

Franeker has a population of {'amount': '+12781'}[12].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include place with town rights and privileges[5] and cadastral populated place in the Netherlands[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Franeker include Franekeradeel[28], a municipality of the Netherlands[29], in Netherlands[30].

Why It Matters

Franeker has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Franeker is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for Franeker include Franekeradeel[28], a municipality of the Netherlands[29], in Netherlands[30].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . cbs.nl. Retrieved . cbs.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . bungalowparkoverzicht.nl. bungalowparkoverzicht.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0329346-Franeker-Nizozemsko
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0329346-Franeker-Nizozemsko, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
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