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Fransum

Located in Westerkwartier, Province of Groningen Coordinates: 53°16′42″ N 6°26′55″ E

Fransum
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Elevation
3 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde20 km
FMO Münster Osnabrück Airport152 km

About Fransum

Fransum is a village. Location: Westerkwartier, Province of Groningen. Elevation: 3 m.

From Wikipedia

Fransum (Gronings: Fraansum) is an old church hamlet in the municipality of Westerkwartier, Netherlands. The village in the north-east of the country contains an early 13th century Romanesque church, a farm and a house. The hamlet was first mentioned in 1285 as Frenchem in Hunesgonia, and probably means "settlement of Frank (person)". The explanation "settlement of the Franks" is unlikely due to the k → s shift. Archaeological excavations have discovered artefacts from the 5th until the 8th century in the terp.

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Climate of Fransum

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (87 mm)
Driest month
April (45 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Fransum
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°12°16°19°21°21°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)0°-1°1°3°7°10°12°12°10°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)694760455473766478788778

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Fransum

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 20 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Groningen, 10 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 20 kmsoutheast
  • Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 152 kmsoutheast
  • Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 156 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Groningen Population: 244.8K 10 kmsoutheast
  • Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 43 kmwest
  • Zwolle Population: 129.8K 88 kmsouth
  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 119 kmeast
  • Enschede Population: 153.7K 122 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Fransum

Within 100 km: 74 historic and cultural sites, 257 natural sites, 187 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km9 places

  • Der Aa-kerk Attraction 10 kmSE
  • Martinikerk Attraction 10 kmSE
  • Nieuwe Kerk Attraction 10 kmSE
  • Zwartendijksterschans Historic site 22 kmS

25–60 km107 places

  • Borkum Island 37 kmNE
  • Juist Island 58 kmNE
  • Nordstrand Beach 43 kmNE
  • Badestrand Beach 58 kmNE

60–100 km402 places

  • East Frisian Islands Island 82 kmNE
  • Norderney Island 72 kmNE
  • Insel Spiekeroog Island 99 kmNE
  • Baltrum Island 80 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

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