Arkens
Hamlet in Friesland, Netherlands
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Arkens (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑr.kəns]; West Frisian: Erkens) is a hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland. It is located southwest of Schalsum and on the direct northeast side of Franeker, of which it is a part administratively.
Arkens
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 Old farmhouse in Arkens | |
  Arkens Location in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands  Arkens Arkens (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 53.19341°N 5.55319°E | |
| 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 |
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 the built-up area of Franeker, it is sometimes seen as part of that city itself. Near the hamlet is Arkens, an eponymous windmill which is currently located within the built-up area of Franeker – it was moved to there in 1972.[3]
Name
Arkens was mentioned as Erdenze in 1433. Possibly a spelling error as it is mentioned as Erckens 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 as Arckens.[5] Until 2018, Arkens belonged to the municipality of Franekeradeel.
