Kayl ( lb, Keel or (locally) ) is a
commune 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 lan ...
. It is part of the
canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, 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 Communes of Luxembourg, commune of Kayl, in south-western Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 2,813. Schlager singer Camillo Felgen and Olympic cyclist Roger Thull were born here. ...
.
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.
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Communes in Esch-sur-Alzette (canton)
Towns in Luxembourg
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