Fölsen is a small village in North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...

, Germany

Germany

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 with about 200 inhabitants.

Attractions

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.

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)