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Oberkail

Oberkail
Oberkail   is located in Germany
Oberkail
Oberkail
Coordinates: 50°02′19″N 06°40′58″E / 50.03861°N 6.68278°E / 50.03861; 6.68278Coordinates: 50°02′19″N 06°40′58″E / 50.03861°N 6.68278°E / 50.03861; 6.68278
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm
Municipal assoc. Bitburger Land
Government
 • Mayor Petra Fischer
Area
 • Total 24.26 km2 (9.37 sq mi)
Elevation 360 m (1,180 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
 • Total 589
 • Density 24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 54533
Dialling codes 06567
Vehicle registration BIT
Website www.oberkail.de

Oberkail is a municipality in the rural area of Eifel in Rhineland-Palatinate in the administrative district Bitburg-Prüm and is part of Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Bitburger Land.

The municipality is surrounded by grassland and forest in the natural landscape of the South Eifel. Next to Oberkail there are Seinsfeld, Gransdorf, Gindorf and Eisenschmitt. Nearby towns are Bitburg and Wittlich, both in 14 kilometers (about 9 miles) linear distance. Trier is about 30 kilometers (about 20 miles) away.

Oberkail is in the transition zone from oceanic climate to continental climate.

In earlier times there was a large castle which was destroyed by French soldiers around 1794. Oberkail was mentioned for the first time in 1201, called "Hof zu Keyle".

The Spangdahlem Air Base is nearby.


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