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Kayl, Canton Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourgi
Regional Level Types
KaylCommune
Canton Esch-sur-AlzetteCanton
LuxembourgCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kayl4,396 (2017)
Tétange2,929 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
346591
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:346591:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Kayl, Canton Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
German:
Kayl, Kanton Esch an der Alzette, Luxemburg
Italian:
Kayl, cantone di Esch-sur-Alzette, Lussemburgo
Russian:
Кейл, Эш-сюр-Альзетт, Люксембург
Simplified Chinese:
凯勒 , 阿尔泽特河畔埃施县, 卢森堡
Spanish:
Kayl, Cantón de Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxemburgo
Alemannic:
Keel, Kanton Esch-Uelzecht
Belarusian:
Кейл, Люксембург
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Кейл
Catalan:
Kayl, Cantó d'Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxemburg
Cebuano:
Kayl, Canton d'Esch-sur-Alzette
Danish:
Kayl, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Dutch:
Kayl, Kanton Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxemburg
Farsi/Persian:
کیل، لوکزامبورگ, اش-سور-آلزت , لوکزامبورگ
Hungarian:
Kayl, Luxemburg
Lithuanian:
Kelis, Ešo kantonas, Liuksemburgas
Luxembourgish:
Keel, Kanton Esch-Uelzecht
Malay:
Kayl
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Kayl, Esch-sur-Alzette
Norwegian:
Kayl, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Polish:
Kayl, Kanton Esch-sur-Alzette, Luksemburg
Portuguese:
Kayl, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxemburgo
Slovak:
Kayl, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembursko
Swahili:
Kayl, Luxemburg
Swedish:
Kayl, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxemburg
Ukrainian:
Кайль, Еш-сюр-Альзетт, Люксембург


Kayl (Luxembourgish: Käl) is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette.

Other towns within the commune include Tétange.

The first surviving written reference to 'Keyle' dates from 1235. Since the thirteenth century, the name of the town has not changed significantly, although more than twenty different spellings have been identified.

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Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences11
Youngest Fossil Listed174 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed183 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Asteracanthus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Acrodontidae : Asteracanthus182.7 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Lissodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Lissodus182.7 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Protospinax
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Protospinacidae : Protospinax182.7 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Heterodontus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Heterodontiformes : Heterodontidae : Heterodontus182.7 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Agaleus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Agaleidae : Agaleus182.7 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Chiloscyllium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Orectolobiformes : Hemiscylliidae : Chiloscyllium182.7 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Hybodontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Hybodontidae182.7 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Doliobatis weisi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Rajiformes : Archaeobatidae : Doliobatis : Doliobatis weisi182.7 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Rhomphaiodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Synechodontiformes : Rhomphaiodon182.7 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Lissodus guenneguesi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Lissodus : Lissodus guenneguesi182.7 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Microtoxodus gulakmani
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Microtoxodus : Microtoxodus gulakmani182.7 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayl
Wikidata ID:Q939625
GeoNames ID:2960391


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