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Fölsen

Coordinates: 51°37′N 9°05′E / 51.617°N 9.083°E / 51.617; 9.083
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Fölsen
Location of Fölsen within Willebadessen
Fölsen is located in Germany
Fölsen
Fölsen
Fölsen is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Fölsen
Fölsen
Coordinates: 51°37′N 9°05′E / 51.617°N 9.083°E / 51.617; 9.083
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDetmold
DistrictHöxter
TownWillebadessen
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total214
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)

Fölsen is a small village in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with about 200 inhabitants. It is part of the town Willebadessen.

Location

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Fölsen is located in one of the sidevalleys of the river Nethe.

Attractions

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "13 Stadtteile stellen sich vor". Stadt Willebadessen. Retrieved 27 September 2021.