| Alken  | |
|---|---|
| .png.webp) Coat of arms | |
| Location of Alken  within Mayen-Koblenz   district   | |
|   Alken    Alken  | |
| Coordinates: 50°14′54″N 7°27′00″E / 50.24833°N 7.45000°E | |
| Country | Germany | 
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | 
| District | Mayen-Koblenz | 
| Municipal assoc. | Rhein-Mosel | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Hans-Walter Escher[1] | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.04 km2 (3.10 sq mi) | 
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) | 
| Population  (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 634 | 
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| Postal codes | 56332 | 
| Dialling codes | 02605 | 
| Vehicle registration | MYK | 
| Website | www.alken.de | 
Alken is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Above the village on a hill spur stand the ruins of Thurant Castle.
References
- ↑ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
- ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.

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