Capellen
![Capellen, Luxembourg: Road through the centre](/Images/godic/202501/03/Capellen_centre1229.JPG")
![The Roman brick kiln in Capellen, Luxembourg](/Images/godic/202501/03/Roman_brick_oven1229.JPG")
![Le château, siège de la ligue HMC](/Images/godic/202501/03/Ligue_HMC,_Capellen_011229.jpg")
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Capellen (Luxembourgish:Kapellen: Kap/Kapellen, German:Kapellen) is a town in the commune of Mamer, in south-western Luxembourg, 12 km west of Luxembourg City. As of 2006, the town has a population of 1,336. Despite not having a commune named after it, Capellen lends its name to the canton of Capellen, and is the only town in Luxembourg to bear the latter distinction but not the former.