Wellenstein Explained

Wellenstein
Native Name:Wellesteen
Native Name Lang:lb
Settlement Type:Former commune
Mapsize:200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Luxembourg
Subdivision Type1:Canton
Subdivision Name1:Remich
Subdivision Type2:commune
Subdivision Name2:Schengen
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Blank Name Sec1:LAU 2
Website:wellenstein.lu

Wellenstein (Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch: Wellesteen) is a small town in southeastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Remich, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher.

It used to be a commune with its administrative centre at Bech-Kleinmacher, until it was merged into Schengen (along with Burmerange) in 2011.[1]

, the town of Wellenstein, had a population of 684.[2]

On 25 October 2005, members of the pan-European organisation Cultural Village of Europe offered a declaration on village life to the European Commissioner of Agriculture and Rural Development Mariann Fischer Boel in Wellenstein. This "Declaration of Wellenstein" lists qualities of life in small communities.

Former commune

The former commune consisted of the villages:

References

  1. Web site: Fusion des communes de Burmerange, Schengen et Wellenstein . Government of Luxembourg . Legilux . 13 June 2015.
  2. Web site: Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité . 2024-01-07 . data.public.lu.

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