Kayl ( lb, Keel or (locally) ) is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
and town in south-western
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small land ...
. It is part of the
canton of Esch-sur-Alzette
Esch-sur-Alzette is a canton in southwestern Luxembourg. Its capital is Esch-sur-Alzette.
Administrative divisions
Esch-sur-Alzette Canton consists of the following fourteen communes:
* Bettembourg
* Differdange
* Dudelange
* Esch-sur ...
, which is part of the
district of Luxembourg.
, 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
Tétange ( lb, Téiteng, german: Tetingen) is a town in the commune of Kayl, in south-western Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 2,813. Schlager singer Camillo Felgen
Camillo Jean Nicolas Felgen (17 November 1920 – 16 July 2005) was ...
.
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.
The town is the location of the Montenegro honorary consulate in Luxembourg.
Population
References
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Communes in Esch-sur-Alzette (canton)
Towns in Luxembourg
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