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Fölsen is a small village in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with about 200 inhabitants. It is part of the town Willebadessen.
Fölsen | |
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Location of Fölsen within Willebadessen  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°37′N 9°05′E / 51.617°N 9.083°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Höxter |
| Town | Willebadessen |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 214 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Location edit
Fölsen is located in one of the sidevalleys of the river Nethe.
Attractions edit
Fölsen is the head church of Niesen and Helmern. It has a small pub, located at the village square, as well as a historic church. The village features a fully operational volunteer fire brigade, which was to get a new Mercedes-Benz firetruck in 2008, replacing their old 1983 Ford Transit.
Recreation edit
Fölsen has a lot of different clubs and associations:
- SV Fölsen (sports club)
- FFW Fölsen (voluntary fire brigade)
- KLJB Fölsen (youth organisation)
- Männergesangsverein (male choral society)
- Blaubären Fölsen (fan club of the Bundesliga soccer team Schalke 04)
- Schnakkencrew (a not registered syndicate)
- Männerstammtisch (a not registered syndicate)
References edit
- ^ "13 Stadtteile stellen sich vor". Stadt Willebadessen. Retrieved 27 September 2021.