Kehl
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Kehl | |
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Location of Kehl within Ortenaukreis district | |
Coordinates: 48°34′N 7°49′E / 48.567°N 7.817°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Freiburg |
District | Ortenaukreis |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–30) | Wolfram Britz[1] (Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 75.07 km2 (28.98 sq mi) |
Elevation | 139 m (456 ft) |
Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 37,378 |
• Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 77671-77694 |
Dialling codes | 07851 |
Vehicle registration | OG, BH, KEL, LR, WOL |
Website | www.kehl.de |
Kehl (German pronunciation: [keːl] ⓘ; Low Alemannic: Kaal) is a town in southwestern Germany in the Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg. It is on the river Rhine, directly opposite the French city of Strasbourg. The two share some municipal services – for example the Strasbourg tramway, which now reaches Kehl.
History
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The village of Kehl was first mentioned in 1038. In 1338, the first permanent bridge between Kehl and Strasbourg was completed. In 1678, the city was taken over by
In 1681, the
On May 7, 1770,
In 1774, Kehl received
Between 1842 and 1847, the first port facility was created by the Baden State Railway Administration. In 1861, the first railway bridge was built and the first direct connection from Paris to Vienna was established, with locomotives being changed over in Kehl.
After the First World War, under article 65 of the Treaty of Versailles the harbour of Kehl was placed under French administration for seven years to prevent possible German attacks on the opposite newly French town of Strasbourg.[4]
During World War II Kehl was located in the so-called "Red Zone" on the western wall, which was cleared when the war broke out: in the night from 3 to 4 September 1939, the population was evacuated to the Black Forest by special trains and was only allowed to return after German troops occupied France. Kehl then became a suburb of Strasbourg. This status was retained even after the war. Kehl was released in accordance with the Washington Agreement on the Clearance of the City of Kehl by France from April 8, 1949, in 42 partial releases from July 29, 1949, to April 8, 1953. At that time (1945 to 1953) Sundheim was an independent municipality, which was then reunited with the city of Kehl. The city and the entire district of Kehl then belonged to the administrative district of South Baden within Baden-Württemberg.
Religion
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Until 1519, Kehl was part of the
From the early 19th century up to 1914, Lutherans and Catholics shared one church building; then, as the first building on the Kommissionsinsel the Catholic Church of St. Johann Nepomuk was erected.
Several free churches are situated in Kehl, including Mennonites and the New Apostolic Church.
Demographics
Population development:[5]
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Gateway to Strasbourg
The city of Strasbourg lies opposite Kehl over the river Rhine and the two share some municipal services. Kehl station is located near the Europabrücke (Europe Bridge), which can be crossed on foot to enter Strasbourg. Bus line 21 used to connect Kehl with the nearest tram stations across the Rhine in Strasbourg, but Strasbourg tramway line D has since been extended to Kehl. It opened on April 28, 2017 to Kehl station, and to Kehl town centre in November 2018.[6][7]
Twin towns – sister cities
- Montmorency, France
Notable people
- Hermann Flick (1905–1944), footballer
- Georg Nückles (born 1948), athlete
- Jean-Jacques Favier (born 1949), astronaut
- Dieter Eckstein (born 1964), footballer
- Rainer Schütterle (born 1966), footballer
References
- ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 9 July 2022.
- Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2022.
- ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 714.
- ^ Wikisource. . Treaty of Versailles. 28 June 1919 – via
- ^ "Kehl - Wegweiser Kommune". www.wegweiser-kommune.de. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- ^ "Un tram pour l'Europe entre Strasbourg et Kehl". FIGARO. 28 April 2017.
- ^ Krebs, Eric (4 August 2022). "Europe's New Trams Are Reviving a Golden Age of Transit". Reasons to be Cheerful.
- ^ "Städtepartnerschaften". kehl.de (in German). Kehl. Archived from the original on 2020-04-24. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
External links
- (in German) Official website