Oberkail

Oberkail
Oberkail
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm
Municipal assoc. Kyllburg
Mayor Rudolf Densborn
Basic statistics
Area 24.26 km2 (9.37 sq mi)
Elevation 360 m  (1181 ft)
Population 590 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 24 /km2 (63 /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 in the rural area of Eifel in Rhineland-Palatinate in the administrative district Bitburg-Prüm and is part of Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Kyllburg.

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Geography

The municipality is surrounded by grassland and forest in the natural landscape of south Eifel. Next to Oberkail there are Seinsfeld, Gransdorf, Gindorf and Eisenschmitt. Next citys are Bitburg and Wittlich, both are 14 kilometer (about 9 miles) away beeline. Trier is about 30 kilometers (about 20 miles) away.

Clime

Oberkail is in the transition zone from oceanic climate to continental climate.

History

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 Spangdahlem Air Base is nearby.

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