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Arkens Erkens (West Frisian) | |
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 Old farmhouse in Arkens | |
  Arkens Location in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands Show map of Friesland Arkens Arkens (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands | |
| Coordinates:53°11′36″N5°33′11″E / 53.19341°N 5.55319°E /53.19341; 5.55319 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Friesland |
| Municipality | Waadhoeke |
| City | Franeker |
| Elevation | 0.6 m (2.0 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | c. 15 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 8802 |
| Area code | 0517 |
Arkens (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈɑr.kəns];West Frisian:Erkens) is ahamlet in theDutch municipality ofWaadhoeke in the province ofFriesland. It is located southwest ofSchalsum and on the direct northeast side ofFraneker, of which it is a part administratively.
The habitation consists of several farms on a road of the same name. Due to the expansions of Franeker, Arkens is located on the edge of thebuilt-up area of Franeker, it is sometimes seen as part of that city itself. Near the hamlet isArkens, an eponymous windmill which is currently located within the built-up area of Franeker – it was moved to there in 1972.[3]
Arkens was mentioned asErdenze in 1433. Possibly a spelling error as it is mentioned asErckens in 1499. Such a shift in a short time is not really common. The place name is also said have derived from a compound of Arke, a personal name, and the suffix-ingi which developed into the Frisian-ens.[4] In 1543 the place was mentioned asArckens.[5] Until 2018, Arkens belonged to the municipality ofFranekeradeel.
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