Franck is a town in the Las Colonias Department of

Santa Fe Province The Invincible Province of Santa Fe (, , lit. "Holy Faith") is a Provinces of Argentina, province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco Province, Chaco (divided by the 2 ...

, Argentina. It is located 25 kilometers from the provincial capital Santa Fe.

History

The town was founded in 1870 by Mauricio Franck, a German colonizer who founded several towns in

after having been in

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during the

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References

Populated places in Santa Fe Province Populated places established in 1870 1870 establishments in Argentina {{SantaFeAR-geo-stub