Kehlen
Kehlen
Kielen(Luxembourgish) | |
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 Kehlen chapel and church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Map of Luxembourg with Kehlen highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red | |
| Coordinates:49°40′00″N6°02′00″E/ 49.6667°N 6.0333°E | |
| Country |  Luxembourg |
| Canton | Capellen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.18 km2(10.88 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 29thof 100 |
| Highest elevation | 389 m (1,276 ft) |
| • Rank | 62ndof 100 |
| Lowest elevation | 242 m (794 ft) |
| • Rank | 51st of 100 |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 6,391 |
| • Rank | 24thof 100 |
| • Density | 230/km2(590/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 34thof 100 |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| LAU 2 | LU0000105 |
| Website | kehlen.lu |
Kehlen(Luxembourgish:Kielen[ˈkiələn]) is acommuneand town in westernLuxembourg.It is part of the canton ofCapellen.As of 2023, the commune had a population of 6,391.
As of 2023[update],the town of Kehlen, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 2,514.[1]Other towns within the commune includeDondelange,Keispelt,Meispelt,NospeltandOlm.
History
[edit]The history of Kehlen goes back at least toGallo-Romanperiod.Celtictombs have been excavated in nearbyNospeltand anecropolisfrom the 1st century was discovered in the early 1970s on theJuckelsboeschplateau betweenMamerand Kehlen. A beautiful dark blue glass bowl was among the offerings found there.[2]
A monument to the four gods depictingJuno,Minerva,MercuryandHercules,possibly once the base of aJupiter Column,was discovered on the heights of Schoenberg at the point where two Roman roads once crossed.[3]The original is now in theNational Museum of History and Artbut a replica can be seen beside the entrance to the Schoenberg cemetery.[4]
Schoenberg is one of the oldest parishes in Luxembourg. It came under the authority of theSt. Maximin's Abbey, Trier,as far back as 1637. The cemetery is classified as a national monument as many of the gravestones are from the beginning of the 16th century.
Until fairly recently, Kehlen was a farming community with a few cottage industries. Today, owing to its proximity toLuxembourg City(about 25 minutes by car outside the city), most of its inhabitants now work in the service sector.[5]
The nameKehlenis said to originate fromCallidovillameaning the villa of Callidus.
Population
[edit] | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info onPhabricatorand onMediaWiki.org. |
Twin towns — sister cities
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Meckenbeuren,Germany
References
[edit]- ^"Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP: Population par localité".data.public.lu.2024-01-07.
- ^Bol de verre côtelé from Luxembourg's National Museum of History and ArtArchived2004-11-30 at theWayback Machine.Retrieved 28 November 2007.
- ^G. Thill: Piédestal à quatre divinités de Schoenberg-Kehlen, Hemescht, XXIII, 1971, pp 203-205.
- ^Mystic Luxembourg, Les LieuxArchived2009-03-24 at theWayback Machine.Retrieved 25 November 2007.
- ^Commune of Kehlen official site[permanent dead link].Retrieved 25 November 2007.
- ^"Population par canton et commune".statistiques.public.lu.Archived fromthe originalon 12 September 2016.Retrieved11 January2022.
- ^"25 Jahre Partnerschaft mit Meckenbeuren"(PDF).kehlen.lu(in German). Kehlen. p. 15.Retrieved2019-09-08.
External links
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Media related toKehlen (Luxembourg)at Wikimedia Commons
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