Kayl
Keel, Käl | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Map of Luxembourg with Kayl highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red | |
| Coordinates: 49°29′10″N 6°02′20″E / 49.4861°N 6.0389°E | |
| Country |  Luxembourg |
| Canton | Esch-sur-Alzette |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Weiler Jean (CSV) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.86 km2 (5.74 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 78th of 102 |
| Highest elevation | 425 m (1,394 ft) |
| • Rank | 33rd of 102 |
| Lowest elevation | 274 m (899 ft) |
| • Rank | 75th of 102 |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 9,865 |
| • Rank | 14th of 102 |
| • Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 12th of 102 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| LAU 2 | LU0000206 |
| Website | kayl.lu |
Kayl (Luxembourgish: Keel [ˈkeːl] or (locally) Käl [ˈkɛːl]) is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette.
As of 2001, the town of Kayl, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 4,237. Other towns within the commune include Tétange.
The first surviving written reference to 'Keyle' dates from 1235. Since the thirteenth century the name of the town has not changed significantly, although more than twenty different spellings have been identified.[1]
The town is the location of the Montenegro honorary consulate in Luxembourg.[2]
Population
Kayl church
Notable people
- Jean-Pierre Nuel (1847 in Tétange – 1920), a Luxembourgian-Belgian ophthalmologist and physiologist.
- Camillo Felgen (1920 in Tétange – 2005), a Luxembourgish singer, lyricist, disc jockey and TV presenter
- Edy Schütz (born 1941 in Tétange), a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer; stage-winner in the 1966 Tour de France.
References
- ↑ "Syndicat d'Initiative Käl" (in German). Syndicat d'Initiative et du Tourisme de la Commune de Käl-Tétange. October 1951. Archived from the original on 4 August 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
- ↑ "Représentations consulaires d'Etats étrangers au Grand-Duché de Luxembourg" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-04-29. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ↑ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
External links
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