Filsum
Filsum | |
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Location of Filsum
within Leer district | |
Location of Filsum | |
Filsum Filsum | |
| Coordinates: 53°14′N 7°38′E / 53.233°N 7.633°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Leer |
| Municipal assoc. | Jümme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Georg Gathen (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.76 km2 (9.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 2,199 |
| • Density | 92.55/km2 (239.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 26849 |
| Dialling codes | 04957 |
| Vehicle registration | LER |
| Website | filsum.de |
Filsum is a small municipality in the Leer district, in the North West of Germany.
The municipality lies approximately 30 km from the Netherlands border, and 50 km from where the coast meets the North Sea.
It is home to the 'horse whisperer' and bonesetter, Tamme Hanken.
Mayors
Gerhard Bruns (CDU) was elected in 2016 honorary mayor of Filsum.[2] He ist the successor of Margret Schulte-Cramer (CDU),[3] she was in office 2011-2016.
References
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Gemeinderat Filsum Archived 2016-12-29 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 29. December 2016.
- ^ OZ-Online: Eine glasklare Sache für die CDU, retrieved 29. Dezember 2016.
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