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Kessel may refer to: Places * Kessel, Belgium *Kessel-Lo, Belgium *Kessel, Germany, part of Goch * Kessel, Limburg, Netherlands * Kessel, North Brabant, Netherlands *Kessel, West Virginia, United States *Kessel (river), a river in Bavaria, Germany People * Kessel (surname) Other uses * Kessel, a pocket of encircled military units *KFC Kessel, a Belgian football team *Kessel Food Markets, a defunct grocery store chain * Kessel (''Star Wars''), a planet in the ''Star Wars'' franchise See also * Kessels * Kettle (other) * Kessler (name) Kessler or Keßler is a surname of German and Jewish ( Ashkenazi) origins. It is an occupational name that means ''coppersmith'', or more precisely, a kettle (German ) maker. In alpine countries the name derived from the definition: the one living i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kessel, Belgium
Kessel () is a town in the municipality of Nijlen in the province of Antwerp in Belgium. In 2006, the population was 7,207 inhabitants. Kessel is known for its tourist attractions, such as "de Kesselse Heide" (a nature reserve) and " Fort Kessel" (a fortress built for World War I). Kessel lies between two rivers: the Kleine Nete in the north and the Grote Nete in the south. It borders with Emblem, Nijlen, Bevel, Berlaar and Lier. Although Kessel is a fairly small town, it has 2 separate town centres, Kessel-Dorp, which is built up around the town square, and Kessel-station, which is built up around the train station. The name Kessel comes from the Latin word Castellum (fortress), indicating that Kessel might have been the location for an old Roman camp. In 1912, another Fortress was built, in order to withstand a German invasion. During World War I, German artillery fire from Berlaar Berlaar () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kessel-Lo
Kessel-Lo (population 26,000) is a town in Belgium. It is a borough of Leuven, situated to the east and north of Leuven proper. Kessel-Lo is bordered by Holsbeek, Lubbeek, and several other sub-municipalities that are part of Leuven (Leuven municipality comprises the historic sub-municipalities of Heverlee, Wilsele, Wijgmaal, Leuven proper and Kessel-Lo). Though Kessel-Lo is a part of Leuven municipality, it has its own postal code: 3010. Its name is derived from "Kessel" (from the Latin "Castellum" for ''fortress'', referring to a fortress that once stood on the Kessel mountain) and "Lo" (''forest clearing''). Kessel-Lo is home to the Provinciaal Domein Kessel-Lo, a large provincial park with ponds, playgrounds, soccer fields, and other areas for recreational activities. The town has nice smaller public parks such as Park Bellevue and Park Michotte and is also known for Vlierbeek Abbey, an old Benedictine abbey built in 1125. Several youth organisations are present in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kessel, Germany
Kessel is a village in the municipality of Goch, Kreis Kleve in the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a States of Germany, state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more tha .... The village has 2,129 inhabitants. Like Goch, Kessel is also situated at the banks of the river Niers. In addition to the central village, the townships of Nergena and Grunewald also belong to it. The western boundary of the village also forms the country-border with the Netherlands, namely the villages Ottersum and Gennep. In the northwest the Reichswald is the demarcation. File:G21-d-Kessel-Kirche.JPG File:Kessel, Mühlenstumpf Dm2 foto4 2016-05-05 17.26.jpg Villages in North Rhine-Westphalia {{Kleve-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kessel, Limburg
Kessel () is a former municipality and a city in the southeastern province of Limburg, the Netherlands. It is a small historic municipality with about 4,246 residents. It merged with neighbouring municipalities in the new municipality of Peel en Maas (as of 1 January 2010). To the west are the ''Heldense Bossen'' (Helden Forest) and to the east is the Meuse river. It has a small historic city center with a castle and a historic market place. To the south is the Kessel-Eik neighbourhood with the Eikelenpeel and Musschenberg. History The d'Ewes baronets of Stowlangtoft, England are descended from Gerard D'Ewes, Lord of Kessel, at that time part of Duchy of Gelderland The Duchy of Guelders ( nl, Gelre, french: Gueldre, german: Geldern) is a historical duchy, previously county, of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the Low Countries. Geography The duchy was named after the town of Geldern (''Gelder'') in pr ....Sir Richard Gipps ''On the Ancient Families of Suffolk'', Proceedi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kessel, North Brabant
Kessel is a village in the southern Netherlands. It is located in Oss, North Brabant about 12 km northeast of 's-Hertogenbosch on the river Maas. The village was first mentioned in 997 as Casella. It is derived from castle, but means little house. Kessel was a separate municipality until 1821, when it became a part of Alem, Maren en Kessel : Alem is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Maasdriel, and lies about 10 km north of 's-Hertogenbosch. It used to part of the province in North Brabant. In 1934, it became part of Gelderland. .... Kessel was home to 298 people in 1840. In 1944, the village of Kessel and neighbouring Maren were evacuated, and the church was destroyed during the fighting. After the war, a new village was built between the two villages. In 2011, it was merged into municipality of Oss. Gallery File:T.T vm Pastorie Kerkpad 3 Maren-Kessel 516578 (2).JPG, Clergy house File:Kessel, anciennes maisons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kessel, West Virginia
Kessel is an unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ..., United States. References Unincorporated communities in Hardy County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia {{HardyCountyWV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kessel (river)
Kessel is a river of Bavaria, Germany. It flows into the Danube near Donauwörth. See also *List of rivers of Bavaria A list of rivers of Bavaria, Germany: A * Aalbach *Abens * Ach * Afferbach * Affinger Bach * Ailsbach *Aisch * Aiterach *Alpbach *Alster * Altmühl *Alz * Amper * Anlauter * Arbach * Arbachgraben *Aschaff * Aschbach * Attel * Aubach, tributary of ... References Rivers of Bavaria Rivers of Germany {{Bavaria-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kessel (surname)
Kessel (German, from Middle High German Keʒʒel "kettle", "cauldron") is a metonymic occupational name for a maker of copper cooking vessels. Notable people with the surname include: * Al Kessel (c. 1938–2012), founder of Kessel Food Markets *Amanda Kessel (born 1991), American ice hockey player *Barney Kessel (1923–2004), American jazz guitarist * Benjamin Kessel (born 1987), German footballer *Edward L. Kessel (1904–1997), American biologist * Franziska Kessel (1906–1934), German politician *Georgina Kessel, Mexican economist *Gustav von Kessel (1846–1918), German general *Jerrold Kessel (1944–2011), South African-born Israeli journalist *John Kessel (born 1950), American author *John Van Kessel (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player *Joseph Kessel (1898–1979), French writer *Lipmann Kessel (1914–1986), South African surgeon *Loris Kessel (1950–2010), Swiss racing driver *Matthew Kessel (born 2000), American ice hockey player *Mortimer von Kessel (1893–1981), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pocket (military)
A pocket is a group of combat forces that have been isolated by opposing forces from their logistical base and other friendly forces. In mobile warfare, such as blitzkrieg, salient (military), salients were more likely to be cut off into pockets, which became the focus of battle of annihilation, battles of annihilation. The term ''pocket'' carries connotations that the encirclement was not intentionally allowed by the encircled forces, as it may have been when defending a fortified position, which is usually called a siege. That is a similar distinction to that made between a skirmish and pitched battle. Implementation Soviet military doctrine Soviet military doctrine distinguishes several sizes of encirclement: * Cauldron or kettle (russian: котёл, translit=kotyol or ''kotyel''; ua, котел, translit=kotel): a very large, strategic-level concentration of trapped enemy forces * Sack (russian: мешок, translit=meshok; ua, мішок, translit=mishok): an operational ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KFC Kessel
K. Kessel FC is a Belgian association football club team, which is based in Kessel. The club is playing in the lower Belgian football leagues. The club's teamcolours were yellow and blue up until 2007/2008. But after the name change to Kessel United, the collors changed to Black an yellow to include the merged club of Excelsior Kessel. KFC Kessel plays its games in the 'Herman Welters Stadion', which has a capacity of 100, wearing yellow shirts with a blue stripe. The club is founded in 1926. Season 2007/2008 The first team of KFC Kessel ended 14th in competition with 16 teams. References External links Official website Football clubs in Belgium Association football clubs established in 1926 1926 establishments in Belgium {{Belgium-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kessel Food Markets
Kessel Food Markets was an American supermarket chain based in Michigan. It began in 1981 when Owosso, Michigan, native Al Kessel, a former executive vice president of Hamady Brothers supermarkets, purchased Kroger locations in Corunna and Saginaw. Kroger closed these stores due to Michigan's poor economy at the time, and failure to reach union agreements. After Kroger closed all five of its Flint locations in 1982 for the same reasons, Kessel purchased them as well, followed by 13 Hamady stores after that chain filed for bankruptcy in 1991. At its peak, Kessel Food Markets comprised 24 stores. Kessel filmed his own television commercials for the chain, in which he would throw items into a grocery cart and state, "Save at Kessel this week. Why? Because we're with you." The Kessel chain was frequently targeted by workers' unions in Saginaw. By 1999, four of the Kessel stores had been converted to Save-A-Lot or closed, while the rest were sold to Kroger, which briefly continued ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kessel (Star Wars)
The fictional universe of the '' Star Wars'' franchise features multiple planets and moons. While only the feature films and selected other works are considered canon to the franchise since the 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disney Company, some canon planets were first named or explored in works from the non-canon ''Star Wars'' expanded universe, now rebranded ''Star Wars Legends''. In the theatrical ''Star Wars'' films, many scenes set on these planets and moons were filmed on location rather than on a sound stage. For example, the resort city of Canto Bight located on the planet Cantonica, seen in '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi'' (2017), was filmed in Dubrovnik, Croatia. ''Star Wars'' canon astrography The ''Star Wars'' galaxy contains several broad sub-regions. Their exact definitions fluctuated somewhat during the ''Legends'' continuity, but were later formally updated by the new canon continuity when Disney purchased Lucasfilm. The new canon map is b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
