Wellenstein
Former commune in Remich, Luxembourg / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wellenstein (Luxembourgish: Wellesteen) is a small town in southeastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Remich, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher.
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Wellenstein
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Former commune | |
Coordinates: 49.5236°N 6.3417°E / 49.5236; 6.3417 | |
Country | Luxembourg |
Canton | Remich |
commune | Schengen |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | wellenstein.lu |
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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]
As of 2024[update], 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.