Electrochemical cell (200; 300; 400) having the following features: a. The cell comprises a cylindrical housing which encloses an interior space, having a first end face and a second end face, which are interconnected by means of an annular shell, and b. a positive and a negative electrode are arranged in the interior of the housing, and c. the negative electrode is electrically connected, either directly or via a separate conductor, to the first end face, to constitute a negative pole, and the positive electrode is electrically connected, either directly or via a separate conductor, to the second end face, to constitute a positive pole, and d. a contact lug (20; 30; 40) is fastened to the first or second end face of the housing, and the following additional features e. the contact lug (20; 30; 40) comprises a first end-mounted contact-connection section (24; 34; 44), at which the contact lug is fastened to the end face, and f. the contact lug (20; 30; 40) comprises a second end-mounted contact-connection section (25; 35; 45) for the contact-connection of the electrochemical cell with an external electrical conductor, and g. the contact lug (20; 30; 40), between the first contact-connection section (24; 34; 44) and the second contact-connection section (24; 34; 44), comprises a damping section (26; 36; 46) which is capable of free oscillation, and h. the first contact-connection section (24; 34; 44) and the damping section (26; 36; 46) extend in a parallel plane to the plane of the end face to which the contact lug is fastened, and the second contact-connection section (25; 35; 45) preferably extends at an angle to said plane. a. The cell comprises a cylindrical housing which encloses an interior space, having a first end face and a second end face, which are interconnected by means of an annular shell, and b. a positive and a negative electrode are arranged in the interior of the housing, and c. the negative electrode is electrically connected, either directly or via a separate conductor, to the first end face, to constitute a negative pole, and the positive electrode is electrically connected, either directly or via a separate conductor, to the second end face, to constitute a positive pole, and d. a contact lug (20; 30; 40) is fastened to the first or second end face of the housing, and the following additional features e. the contact lug (20; 30; 40) comprises a first end-mounted contact-connection section (24; 34; 44), at which the contact lug is fastened to the end face, and f. the contact lug (20; 30; 40) comprises a second end-mounted contact-connection section (25; 35; 45) for the contact-connection of the electrochemical cell with an external electrical conductor, and g. the contact lug (20; 30; 40), between the first contact-connection section (24; 34; 44) and the second contact-connection section (24; 34; 44), comprises a damping section (26; 36; 46) which is capable of free oscillation, and h. the first contact-connection section (24; 34; 44) and the damping section (26; 36; 46) extend in a parallel plane to the plane of the end face to which the contact lug is fastened, and the second contact-connection section (25; 35; 45) preferably extends at an angle to said plane.