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Oberkail is a friendly town surrounded by Rolling Meadows and beautiful forests. The town was once the residence of the Count von Manderscheid-Kail. Some of the castle ruins are still visible today.
Attractions
Northeast of town, toward the neighbouring village of Scharzenborn is the famous Weihekapelle Frohnert. The chapel was build in 1648 by the count von Kail.
In the town centre, stood the castle, build with round corner-towers in the 14th. Century and surrounded by a moat. All that remains of the castle today, are a few remnants of the towers, the southern and the northern walls. In 1625 extensive renovations and additions transformed the castle into an impressive building with square portals, Renaissance windows and baroque door columns. On the Westside remains a portal that once was the entry into the castle courtyard, surrounded by the remnants of the so-called “ new castle”. In the 19th Century some of the buildings were demolished or renovated. .
The Pfarrkirche St. Michael is well worth a visit. The Church tower build in 1587 is still standing today. The main building of the church was destroyed by fire in 1658 and re-build in 1789. As a parish Oberkail is known for over 700 years. The parish was first mentioned in documents in the 12th. Century. Priest’s resided since `1292. The Parish church is mentioned as “Ecclesia de Keylle” in 1330 and 1387 tax documents. Oberkail was the parish seat from the Middle Ages until recently for many other parishes. Since the re-structure of the Catholic Church, Oberkail together with 4 neighbouring towns were amalgamated into one parish. It is documented that the oldest stone-age village found in Rheinland-Pfalz was found near Oberkail and was mentioned as “ Keille” in documents dating from 1201. The castle was build by Count von Manderscheid-Kail. Renovated at the beginning of the 17th century by Count Karl Franz Ludwig in the style of Versailles. The French ended residency in 1794 and the counts estates were privatized. The Count von Arenberg bought the forest around Oberkail in 1836. To this day, the Arenbergische forest management is the largest employer in town. .
Culture data gratitude Trier
The region Trier, one of the region of Europe most steeped in history: Prehistoric standing stones, Roman big building, medieval castles and towns, baroque magnificent buildings, wine villages and wine castles, many technical monuments as well as testimonials of the Jewish culture of the region Trier flourishing formerly wait to be visited by you. .
