Franken may refer to:
Places
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Franken, Haut-Rhin, a commune of the Haut-Rhin ''département'' of France
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Franconia (wine region)
Franconia (German: ''Franken'') is a region for quality wine in Germany situated in the north west of Bavaria in the district of Franconia, and is the only wine region in the federal state of Bavaria. In 2014, vines were grown on of land in th ...
, or "Franken", one of the 13 wine regions of Germany
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Franconia
Franconia (german: Franken, ; Franconian dialect: ''Franggn'' ; bar, Frankn) is a region of Germany, characterised by its culture and Franconian languages, Franconian dialect (German: ''Fränkisch'').
The three Regierungsbezirk, administrative ...
, 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), a Dutch patronymic surname
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Francken family of Flemish painters is sometimes (rarely) written as "Franken"
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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
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Franken Stein, a Japanese manga/anime fictional character
Other uses
*Franken, an alternative name used in Germany for wine made from the
Silvaner
Sylvaner or Silvaner is a variety of white wine grape grown primarily in Alsace and Germany, where its official name is Grüner Silvaner. While the Alsatian versions have primarily been considered simpler wines, it was included among the vari ...
grape (''Frankenriesling'' or ''Frankentraube'')
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Franc
The franc is any of various units of currency. One franc is typically divided into 100 centimes. The name is said to derive from the Latin inscription ''francorum rex'' (King of the Franks) used on early French coins and until the 18th centu ...
, or "Franken", a currency unit, its German name (Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and formerly Belgium and Luxembourg)
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Franks
The Franks ( la, Franci or ) were a group of Germanic peoples whose name was first mentioned in 3rd-century Roman sources, and associated with tribes between the Lower Rhine and the Ems River, on the edge of the Roman Empire.H. Schutz: Tools, ...
, or "Franken", medieval Germanic tribes
See also
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Francken (surname)
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Frank (disambiguation)
Frank or Franks may refer to:
People
* Frank (given name)
* Frank (surname)
* Franks (surname)
* Franks, a medieval Germanic people
* Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang
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Franke, surname
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