Francs
Franken stands for:
- Franken (Volk) , a West Germanic ethnic group
- Crusaders , who were generally referred to as Franks in the parlance of the Eastern Mediterranean
- Franconians (pilgrims) , pilgrims who came to Italy and Spain from across the Alps or the Pyrenees
- French , self-term during the French Revolution, sometimes also as "New Franconia".
- Members of various German student associations, see Franconia
- Franci , Roman collective name for the enemies of Rome, barbarians, Germanic tribes
- Franci , in the modern language of the Eastern Mediterranean the Central Europeans, see Occident
such as:
- Franc , a coin and currency denomination from France, which has spread to other countries
- Swiss Francs (Fr./SFr./CHF), the Swiss currency
- Belgian franc (fr / BEF), the former currency unit of Belgium
- French Franc (FF / FRF), the former currency unit of France
- Luxembourg Franc (Flux / LUF), the former currency unit of Luxembourg
- Saar-Franconia , coins valid only in Saarland between 1954 and 1959 with German inscription, referring to the French franc.
- Gold Francs , an international unit of account
Franconia is the name of the following geographical objects:
historical:
- Frankish Empire , between the 5th and 9th centuries
- Duchy of Franconia , tribal duchies of the East Franconian Empire from the 10th century
- Franconian Empire , in the Holy Roman Empire from 1500
Regions:
- Franconia (region) , a region in Germany
- Region Franconia , former name of the Baden-Württemberg regional planning region Heilbronn-Franconia
- Franconia (wine region) , a wine region
Municipalities, places:
- Franconia (Haut-Rhin) , commune in Alsace, France
- Franconia (Laberweinting) , part of the municipality of Laberweinting , Straubing-Bogen district, Bavaria
- Franconia (Sinzig) , district of the town of Sinzig, Ahrweiler district, Rhineland-Palatinate
- Franconia (Weißenstadt) , district of the city Weißenstadt, district of Wunsiedel in the Fichtelgebirge, Bavaria
- Franconia (Waldenburg) , district of the municipality Waldenburg, district of Zwickau, Saxony
Franken is the family name of the following people:
- Aaron Franken (* 1976), Aruban pool player
- Al Franken (* 1951), American politician, author and satirist
- Alex Franken (1847–1896), German legal scholar
- Alois Bergmann-Franken (1897–1965), German painter
- Andrea Franken (* 1962), German politician (GAL, PDS, Die Linke)
- Anne Franken (1890–1958), German educator and politician (center, CDU)
- Anton Franken (1879–1937), German architect
- Björn Franken (politician) (* 1979), German politician (CDU), Member of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Björn Franken , real name of Vato Gonzalez (* 1983), Dutch DJ
- Christoph Franken (* 1978), German actor
- Georg Mayer-Franken (1870–1926), German portrait, still life and landscape painter
- Gitta Franken (* 1959), German author and songwriter
- Heide Franken (* approx. 1954), German manager and association official
- Helene von Franken (1825–?), Maiden name Helene Köber , Baltic German genre and portrait painter
- Hermann Franken (1846–1931), German industrialist and politician, MD
- Irene Franken (* 1952), German historian and publicist
- Johannes Müller-Franken (* 1960), German painter
- Joseph Paul Franken (1900–1980), German lawyer, administrative officer and politician (CDU)
- Karl Müller-Franken (1873–1927), German economist and politician
- Ludwig Maurer-Franken (1907–1986), German painter
- Norbert Franken (* 1961), German classical archaeologist
- Paul von Franken (1818–1884), German painter
- Paul Franken (politician) (1894–1944), German socialist politician, Member of the State Parliament, victim of Stalinism
- Paul Franken (historian) (1903–1984), German historian
- Peter Franken (1928–1999), American physicist
- Rob Franken (1941–1983), Dutch jazz pianist, keyboardist and organist
- Rose Franken (1895–1988), American author
- Sebastian Müller-Franken (* 1963), German lawyer and university professor
- Silke Franken , German film editor
- Steve Franken (1932–2012), American actor
- Stijn Franken (* 1967), Dutch lawyer and university professor
- Tessa Franken (* 1966), German basketball player
- Theodor Franken (1811–1876), painter of the Düsseldorf School
- Udo Franken (* 1951), German author
- Will Klinger-Franken (1909–1986), German painter
See also:
- Franke , Francken , Fränken
- Franken-Siersdorf
- Silvaner (Frankenriesling, Franconian grape)
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