Filsen

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Location of Filsen within Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district
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Filsen
Coordinates: 50°14′24″N7°35′2″E / 50.24000°N 7.58389°E / 50.24000; 7.58389
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Rhein-Lahn-Kreis
Municipal assoc. Loreley
Government
   Mayor (202324) Sven Faber [1]
Area
  Total1.88 km2 (0.73 sq mi)
Elevation
75 m (246 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31) [2]
  Total648
  Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56341
Dialling codes 06773
Vehicle registration EMS, DIZ, GOH
Website www.filsen.de

Filsen is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany.

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References

  1. Filsen hat gewählt: Sven Faber heißt der neue Ortschef, ″Rhein-Lahn-Zeitung″, published on September 5, 2023, accessed 17 September 2023 (in German).
  2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.