Kopstal

Town in Luxembourg

Commune in Capellen, Luxembourg

Kopstal Koplescht
Commune
The town hall
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Kopstal highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°39′51″N 6°04′19″E / 49.664167°N 6.071944°E / 49.664167; 6.071944
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Capellen
Area
• Total	7.9 km² (3.1 sq mi)
• Rank	97th of 100
Highest elevation	392 m (1,286 ft)
• Rank	59th of 100
Lowest elevation	245 m (804 ft)
• Rank	55th of 100
Population (2023)
• Total	4,286
• Rank	43rd of 100
• Density	540/km² (1,400/sq mi)
• Rank	17th of 100
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2	LU0000107
Website	kopstal.lu

Kopstal (Luxembourgish: Koplescht) is a commune and a small town in central Luxembourg. The towns of Kopstal and Bridel belong to this commune. Kopstal is a small town, with a population of 1,045 as of 2023,^[1] located in a valley between forested hills situated beneath Bridel.

Kopstal was formed on 1 July 1853, when it was detached from the communes of Kehlen (in Capellen canton) and Steinsel (in Luxembourg canton). The law forming Kopstal was passed on the 22 February 1853.^[2]

Population

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

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Notable people

Willy Kemp (1925–2021), a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer.

References

^ "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.
^ (in French and German) "Mémorial A, 1853, No. 31" (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-15.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2022.