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Wellenstein
Wellesteen | |
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Former commune | |
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Map of Luxembourg with Wellenstein highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red | |
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Country | ![]() |
Canton | Remich |
commune | Schengen |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | wellenstein.lu |
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.
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 2005[update], the town of Wellenstein, had a population of 453.
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[edit]
The former commune consisted of the villages:
- Bech-Kleinmacher
- Schwebsange
- Wellenstein
References[edit]
- ^ "Fusion des communes de Burmerange, Schengen et Wellenstein". Legilux. Government of Luxembourg. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
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