Filsum

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Filsum
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Filsum
Filsum (Germany)
Filsum
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Leer
Mayor Georg Gathen (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 23.76 km² (9.2 sq mi)
Population 2,134  (30/06/2005)
 - Density 90 /km² (233 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate LER
Postal code 26849
Area code 04957
Website filsum.de

Coordinates: 53°14′00″N 7°38′00″E / 53.233333, 7.633333

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 veterinarian, Tamme Hanken.

[edit] External links

1. German Language site for the municipality. [1]
2. German Wikipedia [2]