Capellen

Capellen (Luxembourgish: Kapellen: Kap/Kapellen, German: Kapellen) is a town in the commune of Mamer, in south-western Luxembourg, 12 km west of Luxembourg City. As of 2006^[update], the town has a population of 1,336. Despite not having a commune named after it, Capellen lends its name to the canton of Capellen, and is the only town in Luxembourg to bear the latter distinction but not the former.

Capellen is home of the NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency (NAMSA), currently being transformed into the NATO Support Agency (NSPA) which will act as the headquarters of NATO's Agencies. The site occupies a large part of the town south of the route d'Arlon. To the west of the NAMSA complex is Capellen railway station, which lies on Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois' Line 50.

The town is the site of one of the six regional headquarters of the Grand Ducal Police. A museum dedicated to police uniforms and accessories, both national and international, was opened in the town on 21 June 2007.

Capellen lies on the old Roman road, today's Kiemwee, from Trier in Germany to Reims and Paris. Some years ago, a Roman milestone was found on the Kiem in the direction of Windhof to the west of Capellen. Furthermore, in 2002, beside the Roman road to the east, the remains of several Roman buildings and brick kilns (see below) were uncovered. These appear to date back to the 4th century.

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