Filsum
Filsum | |
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 Location of Filsum
within Leer district | |
 Interactive map of Filsum | |
  Filsum Location within Germany  Filsum Location within Lower Saxony | |
| 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 (2025-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 2,215 |
| • Density | 93.22/km2 (241.4/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
[edit]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
[edit]- ↑ "Tabelle EVAS 12411, Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2025" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ↑ 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.
External links
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