Fölsen

Fölsen
Stadtteil of Willebadessen
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]
 • Total
214
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

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

Attractions

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

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

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