Kyll

{{for|the Belgian politician|Wilhelm Kyll}}

{{short description|River in Germany}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Kyll

| image =

| image_caption =

| map = Kyll (rivière).png

| source1_location = Hautes Fagnes

| mouth_location = Moselle

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|49|48|12|N|6|42|6|E|display=inline,title}}

| progression = {{RMoselle}}

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Germany

| length = {{convert|127.6|km|abbr=on}} {{GeoQuelle|DE-NW|GSK3C}}

| source1_elevation = ±{{convert|600|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| discharge1_avg =

| basin_size = {{convert|849|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} {{GeoQuelle|DE-NW|GSK3C}}

}}

The Kyll ({{IPA|de|ˈkɪl}}), noted by the Roman poet Ausonius as Celbis,Ausonius, Mosella, v. 359 is a {{convert|128|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} river in western Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate), left tributary of the Moselle. It rises in the Eifel mountains, near the border with Belgium and flows generally south through the towns Stadtkyll, Gerolstein, Kyllburg and east of Bitburg. It flows into the Moselle in Ehrang, a suburb of Trier.

In Fiction

The river Kyll, personified as a woman named Kelly, is one of the central characters in the fantasy/crime novel "October Man",{{Cite book |last=Aaronovitch |first=Ben |title=The October man |date=2019 |publisher=Gollancz |isbn=978-1-4732-2433-9 |series=Rivers of London |location=London}} written by the author Ben Aaronovitch, in the book series Rivers of London.

See also

References

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Category:Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia

Category:Rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate

Category:Rivers of the Eifel

Category:Rivers of Germany

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