Alken (Lower Moselle)

Alken
Coat of arms
Alken
Location of Alken within Mayen-Koblenz district
Coordinates: 50°14′54″N 7°27′00″E / 50.24833°N 7.45000°E / 50.24833; 7.45000Coordinates: 50°14′54″N 7°27′00″E / 50.24833°N 7.45000°E / 50.24833; 7.45000
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Mayen-Koblenz
Municipal assoc.	Rhein-Mosel
Government
• Mayor	Karl-Heinz Rittel
Area
• Total	8.04 km2 (3.10 sq mi)
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	651
• Density	81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
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.