Kehlen
title: "Kehlen" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["kehlen", "communes-in-the-canton-of-capellen", "towns-in-luxembourg"] topic_path: "general/kehlen" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kehlen" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kehlen |
| native_name | lb |
| settlement_type | Commune |
| image_skyline | Kehlen Luxembourg rue d Olm 02.jpg |
| image_caption | Kehlen chapel and church |
| image_shield | Coat of arms kehlen luxbrg.png |
| shield_size | 100x80px |
| image_map | Kehlen map.svg |
| mapsize | 200px |
| map_caption | Map of Luxembourg with Kehlen highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Luxembourg |
| subdivision_type1 | Canton |
| subdivision_name1 | Capellen |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_total_km2 | |
| area_rank | of 100 |
| elevation_max_m | |
| elevation_max_rank | of 100 |
| elevation_min_m | |
| elevation_min_rank | of 100 |
| population_total | |
| population_as_of | |
| population_rank | of 100 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_density_rank | of 100 |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +1 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +2 |
| blank_name_sec1 | LAU 2 |
| blank_info_sec1 | LU0000105 |
| website | kehlen.lu |
| :: |
| name = Kehlen | native_name = lb | settlement_type = Commune | image_skyline = Kehlen Luxembourg rue d Olm 02.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Kehlen chapel and church | image_shield = Coat of arms kehlen luxbrg.png | shield_alt = | shield_size = 100x80px | image_map = Kehlen map.svg | map_alt = | mapsize = 200px | map_caption = Map of Luxembourg with Kehlen highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red | coordinates = | coor_pinpoint = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Luxembourg | subdivision_type1 = Canton | subdivision_name1 = Capellen | established_title = | established_date = | leader_party = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | area_rank = of 100 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_max_m = | elevation_max_rank = of 100 | elevation_min_m = | elevation_min_rank = of 100 | population_footnotes = | population_total = | population_as_of = | population_rank = of 100 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_rank = of 100 | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = CEST | utc_offset1_DST = +2 | blank_name_sec1 = LAU 2 | blank_info_sec1 = LU0000105 | website = kehlen.lu | footnotes = Kehlen (; ) is a commune and town in western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Capellen. As of 2023, the commune had a population of 6,391.
, the town of Kehlen, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 2,509. 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.
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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. 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.
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 (about 25 minutes by car outside the city), most of its inhabitants now work in the service sector.
The name Kehlen is said to originate from Callidovilla meaning the villa of Callidus.
Population
Twin towns — sister cities
Kehlen is twinned with:
- GER Meckenbeuren, Germany
References
References
- (2025-09-30). "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité".
- [http://www.mnha.public.lu/collections/epoque_galloromaine/paix_romaine/bol_verre/index.html Bol de verre côtelé from Luxembourg's National Museum of History and Art] {{webarchive. link. (2004-11-30 . Retrieved 28 November 2007.)
- G. Thill: Piédestal à quatre divinités de Schoenberg-Kehlen, Hemescht, XXIII, 1971, pp 203-205.
- [http://webplaza.pt.lu/public/fkal/site04_f.htm Mystic Luxembourg, Les Lieux] {{webarchive. link. (2009-03-24 . Retrieved 25 November 2007.)
- (February 2020)
- "Population par canton et commune".
- "25 Jahre Partnerschaft mit Meckenbeuren". Kehlen.
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