Kehl

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Kehl
City
Beatus-Rhenanus Bridge Passerelle des Deux Rives Passerelle des Deux Rives Strasbourg from Weißtannenturm Strasbourg tramway crossing the Rhine Church of Auenheim Gold Washer Fountain in Goldscheuer View over Kehl with Strasbourg in the background from Weißtannenturm
Coat of arms
Location of Kehl within Ortenaukreis district
Kehl Show map of Germany Kehl Show map of Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates: 48°34′N 7°49′E / 48.567°N 7.817°E / 48.567; 7.817
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  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	38,154
• Density	510/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 city with around 38,000 inhabitants in the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg. It lies in the region of Baden on the Rhine River, at the confluence with the smaller Kinzig River, directly opposite the French and Alsatian city of Strasbourg. It is the third-largest city of the Ortenaukreis (Ortenau District) after Offenburg and Lahr/Schwarzwald.

Kehl is mostly known because of its proximity to Strasbourg and as a border city. Strasbourg and Kehl are connected by four Rhine bridges which are from south to north: the Passerelle des Deux Rives (pedestrians and cyclists), the Bridge of Europe (motorists, pedestrians and cyclists), the Beatus-Rhenanus Bridge (tramway, pedestrians and cyclists), and the Rhine Bridge (railway).

Line D of the Strasbourg tramway was extended in 2017 to reach Kehl station, and since 2018 there are another two stations within Kehl. It is therefore possible to directly reach the city centre of Strasbourg (stations Homme de Fer and Langstross Grand'Rue) as well as Strasbourg Main Station (station Gare Centrale) by tramway without having to change.

The Jardin des Deux Rives/Garten der zwei Ufer extends on both sides of the Rhine, connected by the Passerelle des Deux Rives. Strasbourg and Kehl further share some municipal services. Kehl has a large port on the Rhine, the Häfen Kehl (Kehl Ports), south of the mouth of the Kinzig, and is the seat of the Kehl University of Applied Sciences (Hochschule Kehl).