Alken, Germany
Appearance
Alken | |
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Coordinates: 50°14′54″N 7°27′00″E / 50.24833°N 7.45000°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Mayen-Koblenz |
Municipal assoc. | Rhein-Mosel |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Hans-Walter Escher[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 8.04 km2 (3.10 sq mi) |
Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 697 |
• Density | 87/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 56332 |
Dialling codes | 02605 |
Vehicle registration | MYK |
Website | www.alken.de |
Alken is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Above the village on a hill spur stand the ruins of Thurant Castle.
References
[edit]- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
- ^ Bevölkerungsstand 31. Dezember 2023, Landkreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden; Fortschreibung des Zensus 2011 (in German), Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz, 2024
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