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Visit Franken: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Franken is situated in the Haut-Rhin department (Alsace region) in the north-east of France at 54 km from Colmar, the department capital. (General information: Franken is 396 km from Paris and 546 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Altkirch at 9 km from Franken
Popular places to visit near Franken: these include Altkirch at 9 km and Mulhouse at 17 km. Hirtzbach is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 10km and Parc botanique de Mulhouse is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 15km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Franken, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Franken and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Franken
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc botanique de Mulhouse (15km) : Parc Alfred-Wallach (15km) : Roseraie du Chatelet (34km) : Parc de la Marseillaise (35km) : Parc de Wesserling (41km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Hirtzbach (10km) : Huningue (17km) : Sausheim (21km) : Masevaux (33km) : Guebwiller (35km) : Belfort (37km) : Soultzmatt (41km) : Rougegoutte (41km) : Montbeliard (43km) : Mandeure (44km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Mulhouse (17km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Thann (30km) :
Map of places to visit near Franken & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Franken
Canton: Altkirch
Arrondissement: Altkirch
Department: Haut-Rhin
Region: Alsace
Postcode: 68130
Distance to Franken
from Colmar: 54 km
from Paris: 396 km
from Calais: 546 km
from Nice: 433 km
from Bordeaux: 683 km
from Strasbourg: 113 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Franken (within 6 km): Berentzwiller : Bettendorf : Emlingen : Grentzingen : Hausgauen : Heiwiller : Helfrantzkirch : Henflingen : Hundsbach : Jettingen : Knoeringue : Koetzingue : Magstatt-le-Bas : Magstatt-le-Haut : Muespach : Oberdorf : Obermorschwiller : Ranspach-le-Haut : Rantzwiller : Schwoben : Steinsoultz : Stetten : Tagsdorf : Wahlbach : Waldighofen : Willer : Wittersdorf : Zaessingue :
Franken holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Franken