Kayl

Kayl Keel
Commune
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Kayl highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°29′10″N 6°02′20″E / 49.4861°N 6.0389°ECoordinates: 49°29′10″N 6°02′20″E / 49.4861°N 6.0389°E
Country	Luxembourg
District	Luxembourg
Canton	Esch-sur-Alzette
Government
• Mayor	John Lorent
Area
• Total	14.86 km^2 (5.74 sq mi)
Area rank	81st of 105
Highest elevation	425 m (1,394 ft)
• Rank	33rd of 105
Lowest elevation	274 m (899 ft)
• Rank	78th of 105
Population (2014)
• Total	8,021
• Rank	14th of 105
• Density	540/km^2 (1,400/sq mi)
• Density rank	13th of 105
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
LAU 2	LU00010006
Website	kayl.lu

Kayl (Luxembourgish: Keel) 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, 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]

Kayl church

References

1. "Syndicat d'Initiative Käl" (in German). Syndicat d'Initiative et du Tourisme de la Commune de Käl-Tétange. October 1951. Retrieved 23 December 2008.

External links

• Media related to Kayl at Wikimedia Commons