FRANEKER

Friesland · NETHERLANDS (NL) · 53.19°N / 5.54°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,755,845

Franeker is a city in Netherlands with a population of 12,996. It sits at 53.19/5.54, runs on Europe/Amsterdam, is 3 km from Tzum.

Population 12,996

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/Amsterdam

All facts

fields

Country: Netherlands
Subdivision: Friesland
Coords: 53.19°N / 5.54°E
UTC offset: +1
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SE Tzum Friesland 945 3.3 km

NW Sexbierum Friesland 1,530 5.3 km

SW Achlum Friesland 525 5.6 km

N Tzummarum Friesland 1,205 5.8 km

W Midlum Friesland 535 6.2 km

SE Winsum Friesland 995 7.2 km

E Dronryp Friesland 3,486 7.4 km

SW Arum Friesland 895 7.6 km

W Harlingen Friesland 16,119 8.0 km

NE Minnertsga Friesland 1,625 8.1 km

Air access

nearby

LWR

Leeuwarden Air Base

Medium airport

15.4 km

EHTS

Terschelling Heliport

Heliport

28.2 km

EHAL

Ameland Airport Ballum

Small airport

31.2 km

EHDR

Drachten Airfield

Small airport

39.9 km

EHTX

Texel International Airport

Small airport

48.2 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Franeker?: 12,996 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Franeker in?: Europe/Amsterdam.
Which country is Franeker in?: Netherlands (NL).
Which airport serves Franeker?: Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR).
How far is Franeker from Amsterdam?: About 100 km.
Does Franeker have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Netherlands?: Dutch; Flemish.
What currency is used in Netherlands?: Euro.
How many cities are in Netherlands?: 1,944 on record.
Which admin region is Franeker in?: Friesland.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2755845

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2755845,
    "name": "Franeker",
    "ascii_name": "Franeker",
    "country_code": "NL",
    "population": 12996,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Europe/Amsterdam",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 53.18546,
    "longitude": 5.54123
  }
}

Context

comparatives

13.8x the population of Tzum.
3 km from Tzum.
Same timezone (Europe/Amsterdam) as 1,943 other cities in Netherlands.