Franeker

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Franeker is a historic university town in the Dutch province of Friesland, known for its well-preserved medieval center and the famous Eise Eisinga Planetarium.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
settlement
country Netherlands
formerMunicipalityUntil 2018
governedBy municipality of Waadhoeke
surface form: municipal council of Waadhoeke
hasAreaCode 0517
hasCanal Van Harinxmakanaal
hasCharacteristic well-preserved medieval center
hasCoordinateLatitude 53.185
hasCoordinateLongitude 5.541
hasDemonym Franekeraner
hasHeritageStatus historic university town
hasHistoricalRegion Frisian cities
hasLandmark Bolwerk city ramparts
City Hall of Franeker
Eise Eisinga Planetarium
Franeker, Friesland, Netherlands
surface form: Martinikerk Franeker

Museum Martena
hasMayorResidence Waadhoeke mayor
hasMuseum Korendragershuisje Franeker
hasPopulationEstimate approximately 13000
hasPostalCodePrefix 8800
8801
hasRailwayStation Franeker railway station
hasSportsClub SC Franeker
hasTraditionalSport Frisian handball (kaatsen)
hasTransportConnection A31 motorway
hasUniversity University of Franeker
isOneOf Eleven Frisian cities
knownFor Eise Eisinga Planetarium
former university
historic city center
languageUsed Dutch
West Frisian
locatedIn Friesland
Northern Netherlands
locatedInRegion Westergo
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedNear Harlingen
Leeuwarden
locatedOn Franekeradeel region
mergedInto Waadhoeke
partOf municipality of Waadhoeke
railwayLine Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway
universityClosedIn 1811
universityFoundedIn 1585

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