Oberkail

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Oberkail
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Oberkail
Oberkail (Germany)
Oberkail
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm
Municipal assoc. Kyllburg
Mayor Rudolf Densborn
Basic statistics
Area 24.26 km² (9.4 sq mi)
Elevation 360 m  (1181 ft)
Population 604  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 25 /km² (64 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate BIT
Postal code 54533
Area code 06567
Website www.oberkail.de

Coordinates: 50°02′19″N 06°40′58″E / 50.03861, 6.68278

Oberkail is a municipality with about 600 inhabitants in the rural area of Eifel, western Germany.

In earlier times there was a large castle which was destroyed by French soldiers around 1794. Oberkail was mentioned for the first time in 1201, called "Hof zu Keyle".

The well known Spangdahlem Air Base is nearby.

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