Official Name: | Franck |
Pushpin Map: | Argentina |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Argentina |
Coordinates: | -31.5864°N -60.9364°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Santa Fe |
Subdivision Name2: | Las Colonias |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1870 |
Population Total: | 5,505 |
Elevation M: | 31 |
Postal Code: | S 3009 |
Postal Code Type: | CPA Base |
Leader Title: | Communal president |
Leader Name: | Javier Luis Enrico (PRO–JxC) |
Area Total Km2: | 63 |
Franck is a town in the Las Colonias Department of Santa Fe Province, Argentina.[1] It is located 25 kilometers from the provincial capital Santa Fe.[2]
The town was founded in 1870 by Mauricio Franck, a German colonizer who founded several towns in Santa Fe Province after having been in California during the Gold Rush.[3]