Everything about Kehl totally explained
Kehl is a town in southwestern
Germany in the
Ortenaukreis,
Baden-Württemberg. It is located at the river
Rhine, directly opposite
Strasbourg.
History
The village of Kehl was first mentioned
1038. In
1338 the first permanent bridge between Kehl and Strasbourg was completed. In 1678 the city was taken over by
France and being considered as a part of the defence system of Strasbourg. Hence the village was transformed into a fortress in 1683 by the French architect
Vauban. On May 7, 1770,
Marie Antoinette was officially handed over by Austria to France on an island on the Rhine near Kehl. In 1774 - again ruled by the House of
Baden - Kehl received town ordinances and privileges by the
margrave Karl Friedrich von Baden. After several changes of the sovereigns (
France,
Baden and
Austria) the city was finally returned to Baden in 1815 and the fortress was dismantled.
In 1861 the first railway bridge was built and the first direct connection from
Paris to
Vienna was established. Required changes of trains were performed in Kehl.
After the
First World War, according to the
Treaty of Versailles (
ex art. 65) the harbour of Kehl was placed under French administration for seven years, in order to prevent possible German attacks on the opposite newly French town of
Strasbourg.
During the
Second World War, after the
Battle of France Kehl was turned into a suburb of
Strasbourg. After the war a number of Germans were expelled from Kehl. This state continued until 1953 when the city was returned to the
Federal Republic of Germany and the refugees returned.
Gateway to Strasbourg
The French city of Strasbourg lies next to Kehl over the river. Kehl train station is located near the bridge of the river which can be crossed on foot to enter Strasbourg.
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