Kahl am Main

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Coordinates: 50°04′N 9°0′E

Kahl am Main
Coat of arms of Kahl am Main Image:Kahl am Main in Germany.png

Country Germany
State Bavaria
Administrative region Unterfranken
District Aschaffenburg (district)
Population 7,231 (2005)
Area 10.63 km² km²
Elevation 107 m
Coordinates 50°04′ N 9°0′ E
Postal code 63796
Area code 06188
Licence plate code AB
Mayor Jürgen Seitz (SPD)
Website kahl-main.de

Kahl am Main is a town in Bavaria in Germany, and is located at the border to Hesse and the river Main.

In 1961 the first nuclear reactor in Germany, the "Versuchsatomkraftwerk Kahl" (Test reactor Kahl) was built in Kahl am Main. It was shut down in 1985 and the reactor has been demolished.

[edit] Twin cities

  • Villefontaine, France
  • Budakalász, Hungary
  • Leutasch, Austria

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