Franken: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Franken combines tangible evidence of art and history with a natural area in Haut-Rhin. This is particularly clearly illustrated by the statue of Saint Fridolin and the parish church of Saint George.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment for a stay in Franken is making a clear choice of accommodation.

Culture

The statue of Saint Fridolin in Franken probably dates from the late 15th or early 16th century and was restored in 1960. The parish church of Saint George contains a statue of Saint Peter. The same church also contains the painting “Saint George Slaying the Dragon”, which was created in 1833 and later restored.

Another piece of evidence is the mill: it has been mentioned since 1629, was abandoned in 1931 and is now a ruin.

Nature

Brunnstubenmatten, a natural area in Haut-Rhin, is associated with Franken.

Hiking and Cycling

The moderately difficult hike “Petite randonnée autour de Hundsbach via Franken” is 6.1 km long and takes 1 hour 31 minutes. In the area around Franken, the difficult circular hike “Randonnée en boucle dans les environs de Franken” covers 15.9 km and takes 4 hours.

In the wider regional surroundings of Franken, the 50.6 km-long Sundgau Cycle Route No. 6 runs along the Ill.

Surroundings

In the vicinity of Franken are Chapelle Church and the ruins of Istein Castle. In the wider regional surroundings of Franken are the Cité de l'Automobile museum and Binningen Castle. The Reinach animal park, the Etang des Coeudres aquarium, and the Mont Terri and Munzenberg mountains are also located there.

More destinations in the same directory: Willer-Sur-Thur, Katzenthal, Osenbach, Bantzenheim, Gundolsheim, Galfingue, Mittlach, Rombach-Le-Franc

To the higher-level travel overview: Haut-Rhin.