Oberkail

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.

Oberkail
Municipality
Location of Oberkail within Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm district
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Coordinates: 50°02′19″N 06°40′58″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm
Municipal assoc.	Bitburger Land
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Petra Fischer[1]
Area
• Total	24.26 km2 (9.37 sq mi)
Elevation	360 m (1,180 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	628
• Density	26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	54533
Dialling codes	06567
Vehicle registration	BIT
Website	www.oberkail.de

Geography

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.

History

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.