Kayl

Kayl

Keel, Käl
Kayl Keel, Käl
Commune
	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	Jean Weiler
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 (Template:Lang-lb [ˈkeːl] or (locally) Käl [ˈkɛːl]) is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is part of the district of Luxembourg.

As of 2001^[update], 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

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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.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-04-29. Retrieved 2020-06-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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[1] "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.

[2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-04-29. Retrieved 2020-06-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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