Kahl am Main

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Kahl am Main (Germany)
Kahl am Main
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Lower Franconia
District Aschaffenburg
Mayor Jürgen Seitz (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 10.63 km² (4.1 sq mi)
Elevation 110 m  (361 ft)
Population 7,103  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 668 /km² (1,731 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate AB
Postal code 63796
Area code 06188
Website www.kahl-main.de

Coordinates: 50°4′5″N 9°0′24″E / 50.06806, 9.00667

Kahl am Main is a municipality 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.

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