Alken | |
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Municipality | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Alken within Mayen-Koblenz district | |
Alken Show map of GermanyAlken Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate | |
Coordinates: 50°14′54″N 7°27′00″E / 50.24833°N 7.45000°E / 50.24833; 7.45000 | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Mayen-Koblenz |
Municipal assoc. | Rhein-Mosel |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Hans-Walter Escher |
Area | |
• Total | 8.04 km (3.10 sq mi) |
Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 697 |
• Density | 87/km (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
- Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
- "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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