Boos, Mayen-Koblenz
| Boos | ||
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  Boos | ||
Location of Boos within Mayen-Koblenz district  | ||
| Coordinates: 50°18′47″N 7°1′10″E / 50.31306°N 7.01944°ECoordinates: 50°18′47″N 7°1′10″E / 50.31306°N 7.01944°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Mayen-Koblenz | |
| Municipal assoc. | Vordereifel | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Friedhelm Stephani | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 10.38 km2 (4.01 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 608 | |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 56729 | |
| Dialling codes | 02656 | |
| Vehicle registration | MYK | |
| Website | www.boos-eifel.de | |
Boos is a municipality in the county of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Geography
the parish lies in the East Eifel, a mountain region characterised by volcanic maars and covers an area of 10.38 km², of which 5.02 km² are forest. In 2000, a nature reserve was established, the Booser Maar, with an area of 1.52 km².
Boos is the westernmost municipality of the county of Mayen-Koblenz and lies in the Volcanic Eifel, around five kilometres southeast of the Nürburgring racetrack. Northwest of the village is the Eifel Tower, erected in 2003, on the 557-metre-high hill of Schneeberg with views over the local area including the Booser Doppelmaar, a double maar.
References
- ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2015" (PDF). Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.
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