Filsum

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Filsum
Filsum
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Leer
Mayor	Georg Gathen (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	23.76 km2 (9.17 sq mi)
Population	2,134  (30 June 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′0″N 7°38′0″E / 53.23333°N 7.63333°E / 53.23333; 7.63333

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

• German Language site for the municipality
• German Wikipedia

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Leer (district) Borkum | Brinkum | Bunde | Detern | Filsum | Firrel | Hesel | Holtland | Jemgum | Leer | Moormerland | Neukamperfehn | Nortmoor | Ostrhauderfehn | Rhauderfehn | Schwerinsdorf | Uplengen | Weener | Westoverledingen