Kopstal

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Kopstal
Koplescht
Coat of arms of Kopstal
Location of Kopstal in Luxembourg
District Luxembourg
Canton Capellen
LAU 2 LU00009008
Geography
Area
Area rank
7.90 km²
109th of 116
Highest point
Highest point rank
392 m
67th of 116
Lowest point
Lowest point rank
245 m
60th of 116
Population
Population (2005)
Population rank
2,975
40th of 116
Density (2005)
Density rank
376.6 /km²
17th of 116
List of communes of Luxembourg

Kopstal (Luxembourgish: Koplescht) is a commune and a small town in central Luxembourg. The villages of Kopstal and Bridel belong to this commune. Kopstal is a small town, with a population of 644 as of 2005, located in a valley between forested hills situated beneath Bridel.

It is in the countryside and at ten minutes distance driving from the capital. School children are able to attend the schools in the city and young people can enjoy Luxemburg City's night life. There are many paths through the forests next to Kopstal.

Kopstal was formed on 1 July 1853, when it was detached from the communes of Kehlen (in Capellen canton) and Steinsel (in Luxembourg canton). The law forming Kopstal was passed on the 22 February 1853.[1]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ (French)/(German) Mémorial A, 1853, No. 31 (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved on 2006-08-15.


Communes of Capellen
Bascharage | Clemency | Dippach | Garnich | Hobscheid | Kehlen | Koerich | Kopstal | Mamer | Septfontaines | Steinfort


Coordinates: 49°40′ N 6°4′ E