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Places

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Franken, Haut-Rhin Franken is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin département The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department of Haut-Rhin. The communes cooperate ...
, a commune of the Haut-Rhin ''département'' of France * Franconia (wine region), or "Franken", one of the 13 wine regions of Germany * Franconia, or "Franken", a region situated in northern Bavaria and adjacent parts of Baden-Württemberg and Thuringia, Germany


People with the name

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Franken (surname) Franken is a Dutch patronymic surname, meaning "son of FrankNotable people with the surname include: * Al Franken (born 1951), American politician, satirist, writer, and comedian * Bernard Franken (1914–2001), Dutch racing cyclist * Björn Fran ...
, a Dutch patronymic surname *The
Francken The Francken family was a family of artists the members of which were mainly active in Antwerp in the 16th and 17th centuries. Many of the members over three generations had the same first names Frans, Hieronymus and Ambrosius. While this may at ...
family of Flemish painters is sometimes (rarely) written as "Franken" *
Franken Fran is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsuhisa Kigitsu.Champion Red. ''「木々津克久先生にインタビュー!!」'' January 2011. 年1月号、610頁. ''Japanese language'' It was serialized in ''Champion Red'' from ...
, a Japanese manga and a fictional character *
Franken Stein The ''Soul Eater (manga), Soul Eater'' manga and anime series features an extensive cast of Character (arts), fictional characters created by Atsushi Ohkubo. It is set in a fictional universe, fabricated universe inhabited by various characters ...
, a Japanese manga/anime fictional character


Other uses

*Franken, an alternative name used in Germany for wine made from the Silvaner grape (''Frankenriesling'' or ''Frankentraube'') * Franc, or "Franken", a currency unit, its German name (Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and formerly Belgium and Luxembourg) * Franks, or "Franken", medieval Germanic tribes


See also

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Francken (surname) Francken is a Dutch patronymic surname, meaning "son of Frank".Francken
name distribution in Belgium People with this name include: ...
* Frank (disambiguation) *
Franke Franke is both a German-language surname and a given name. Surname * Bernd Franke (born 1948), German soccer player * Bette Franke (born 1989), Dutch fashion model * Bob Franke (born 1947), American folk singer and song writer * Christian Wilhe ...
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