Fölsen

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Fölsen is a small village in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with about 200 inhabitants. It is located in one of the sidevalleys of the River Nethe. Fölsen is the head church of Niesen and Helmern. It has a small Pub placed at the village square and a historic church. The village is proud to have a full operational volunteer fire brigade, which is about to get a new Mercedes Benz firetruck in 2008, replacing their old 1983 Ford Transit.

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)

Coordinates: 51°37′N 9°05′E / 51.617, 9.083