Franeker

Netherlands

Home to the Eise Eisinga Planetarium — built between 1774 and 1781 and recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2023, it is the oldest working planetarium in the world — Franeker is a historic small town in the Dutch province of Friesland, with a heritage-dense centre of listed buildings, waterside setting, and a compact core of cafés and restaurants.

  • Population12,996
  • Nearest water from center0.0 km
  • Nearest mountain from center45.0 km
  • UNESCO within 50 km3

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