Alken, Germany

Coordinates: 50°14′54″N 7°27′00″E / 50.24833°N 7.45000°E / 50.24833; 7.45000
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Alken
Coat of arms of Alken
Location of Alken within Mayen-Koblenz district
Alken is located in Germany
Alken
Alken
Alken is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Alken
Alken
Coordinates: 50°14′54″N 7°27′00″E / 50.24833°N 7.45000°E / 50.24833; 7.45000
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictMayen-Koblenz
Municipal assoc.Rhein-Mosel
Government
 • MayorHans-Walter Escher
Area
 • Total8.04 km2 (3.10 sq mi)
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total697
 • Density87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56332
Dialling codes02605
Vehicle registrationMYK
Websitewww.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. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.

External links

Media related to Alken (Untermosel) at Wikimedia Commons