Alken, Germany

Alken
Coat of arms
Alken
Location of Alken within Mayen-Koblenz district
Coordinates: 50°14′54″N 7°27′00″E / 50.24833°N 7.45000°ECoordinates: 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	Karl-Heinz Rittel
Area
• Total	8.04 km^2 (3.10 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	651
• Density	81/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
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

1. "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2013". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2014.

External links

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