Kehlen

Kehlen Kielen
Commune
Kehlen chapel and church
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Kehlen highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°40′00″N 6°02′00″E / 49.6667°N 6.0333°ECoordinates: 49°40′00″N 6°02′00″E / 49.6667°N 6.0333°E
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Capellen
Government
• Mayor	Aloyse Paulus
Area
• Total	28.18 km^2 (10.88 sq mi)
Area rank	27 of 105
Highest elevation	389 m (1,276 ft)
• Rank	62nd of 105
Lowest elevation	242 m (794 ft)
• Rank	53rd of 105
Population (2014)
• Total	5,338
• Rank	25th of 105
• Density	190/km^2 (490/sq mi)
• Density rank	35th of 105
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 the February 1, 2011 census, the commune had a population of 5,048.

As of 2005, 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.

History

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]

Pedestal to the four gods, Kehlen

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.

Twin town

•  Germany: Meckenbeuren

References

1. Bol de verre côtelé from Luxembourg's National Museum of History and Art. Retrieved 28 November 2007.
2. G. Thill: Piédestal à quatre divinités de Schoenberg-Kehlen, Hemescht, XXIII, 1971, pp 203-205.
3. Mystic Luxembourg, Les Lieux. Retrieved 25 November 2007.
4. Commune of Kehlen official site. Retrieved 25 November 2007.

External links

• Media related to Kehlen at Wikimedia Commons