Kehlen Kielen |
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Kehlen chapel and church | |||
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Map of Luxembourg with Kehlen highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red | |||
Country | Luxembourg | ||
District | Luxembourg | ||
Canton | Capellen | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Aloyse Paulus | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 28.18 km2 (10.9 sq mi) | ||
Area rank | 23rd of 116 | ||
Highest elevation | 389 m (1,276 ft) | ||
• Rank | 70th of 116 | ||
Lowest elevation | 242 m (794 ft) | ||
• Rank | 56th of 116 | ||
Population (2009) | |||
• Total | 4,887 | ||
• Rank | 24th of 116 | ||
• Density | 173.4/km2 (449.2/sq mi) | ||
• Density rank | 37th of 116 | ||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
LAU 2 | LU00009006 | ||
Website | kehlen.lu |
Kehlen (Luxembourgish: Kielen) is a commune and town in western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Capellen, which is part of the district of Luxembourg.
As of 2005[update], the town of Kehlen, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 1,627. Other towns within the commune include Dondelange, Keispelt, Meispelt, Nospelt and Olm.
The history of Kehlen goes back at least to Gallo-Roman period. Celtic tombs have been excavated in nearby Nospelt and a necropolis from the 1st century was discovered in the early 1970s on the Juckelsboesch plateau between Mamer and Kehlen. A beautiful dark blue glass bowl was among the offerings found there.[1]
A monument to the four gods depicting Juno, Minerva, Mercury and Hercules, possibly once the base of a Jupiter Column, was discovered on the heights of Schoenberg at the point where two Roman roads once crossed.[2] The original is now in the National Museum of History and Art but a replica can be seen beside the entrance to the Schoenberg cemetery.[3]
Schoenberg is one of the oldest parishes in Luxembourg. It came under the authority of the St. Maximin's Abbey, Trier, as far back as 1637. The cemetery is classified as a national monument as many of the gravestones are from the beginning of the 16th century.
Until fairly recently, Kehlen was a farming community with a few cottage industries. Today, owing to its proximity to Luxembourg City, most of its inhabitants now work in the service sector.[4]
The name Kehlen is said to originate from Callidovilla meaning the villa of Callidus.
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