Boos, Mayen-Koblenz

Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

(2019–24) Ulrich Faßbender^[1]Area • Total10.38 km² (4.01 sq mi)Elevation470 m (1,540 ft)Population • Total621 • Density60/km² (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes02656Vehicle registrationMYKWebsitewww.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.

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