Oberkail
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Oberkail | |
Coat of arms | Location |
Administration | |
Country | Germany |
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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 |
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.