Wellenstein

Former commune in Remich, Luxembourg

Wellenstein

Wellesteen

Former commune

Coat of arms

Map of Luxembourg with Wellenstein highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red

Coordinates: 49°31′25″N 6°20′30″E﻿ / ﻿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

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 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.

## Former commune

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The former commune consisted of the villages:

* Bech-Kleinmacher
* Schwebsange
* Wellenstein

## References

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

## External links

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* Declaration of Wellenstein

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