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Burmerange
Burmerange (, ) is a village in south-eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Remich, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher. It used to be a commune until it was merged into Schengen (along with Wellenstein Wellenstein ( lb, 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 w ...) in 2011. , the village of Burmerange, which lies in the south-east of the commune, had a population of 173. Former commune The former commune consisted of the villages: * Burmerange * Elvange * Emerange * Froumillen * Weidemillen References Schengen, Luxembourg Villages in Luxembourg Former communes of Luxembourg {{Remich-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schengen, Luxembourg
Schengen () is a small wine-making village and commune in far south-eastern Luxembourg, on the western bank of the river Moselle. The commune border includes the tripoint where the borders of Germany, France, and Luxembourg meet. After the mergers with Burmerange and Wellenstein in 2011, the commune has a population of 4,223 with an area of . The largest settlement within the commune of Schengen is Remerschen after which the commune used to be named. The name of the commune was changed in 2006 to take advantage of the Schengen's name recognition after the signing of the Schengen Agreement there in 1985. Schengen Castle dates from 1390 but was almost completely rebuilt in the 19th century. Populated places The commune consists of the following villages: * Schengen Section: ** Remerschen ** Schengen ** Wintrange * Burmerange Section: ** Burmerange ** Elvange ** Emerange ** Froumillen ** Weidemillen * Wellenstein Section: ** Bech-Kleinmacher ** Schwebsange ** Wellenst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remich (canton)
Remich is a canton in the east of Luxembourg. Its capital is Remich. Administrative divisions Remich Canton consists of the following eight communes: * Bous * Dalheim * Lenningen * Mondorf-les-Bains * Remich * Schengen * Stadtbredimus * Waldbredimus Mergers * On 1 January 2012 the former communes of Burmerange and Wellenstein Wellenstein ( lb, 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 wa ... (both from Remich Canton) were absorbed into the commune of Schengen. The law expanding Schengen was passed on 30 May 2011. Population References Cantons of Luxembourg {{Remich-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellenstein
Wellenstein ( lb, 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. , 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 The former commune consisted of the villages: * Bech-Kleinmacher Bech-Kleinmacher () is a small village in the commune of Schengen, in south-eastern Luxembourg. , the village has a population of 536. The village lies along the Moselle River, which forms the border with Germany Germany,, offici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of Luxembourg
Luxembourg's 102 communes ( lb, Gemengen ; French: ''communes''; german: Gemeinden) conform to LAU Level 2Statec (2003), p. 9&10 and are the country's lowest administrative divisions. Communes rank below cantons in Luxembourg's hierarchy of administrative subdivisions. Communes are often re-arranged, being merged or divided as demanded by demographic change over time. Unlike the cantons, which have remained unchanged since their creation, the identity of the communes has not become ingrained within the geographical sensations of the average Luxembourger. The cantons are responsible for the ceremonial, administrative, and statistical aspects of government, while the communes provide local government services. The municipal system was adopted when Luxembourg was annexed into the French département of Forêts in 1795. Despite ownership passing to the Netherlands, this system was maintained until it was introduced upon independence in 1843. The province of Luxembourg, which now co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grevenmacher (district)
The District of Grevenmacher (1843 – 3 Oct 2015) was one of three districts of Luxembourg. It contained three cantons divided into 25 communes: #Echternach #* Beaufort #*Bech #*Berdorf #*Consdorf #*Echternach #*Rosport-Mompach #*Waldbillig #Grevenmacher #* Betzdorf #*Biwer #*Flaxweiler #*Grevenmacher #*Junglinster #*Manternach #*Mertert #*Wormeldange #Remich #* Bous #*Burmerange #*Dalheim #*Lenningen #*Mondorf-les-Bains #*Remerschen #*Remich #* Stadtbredimus #*Waldbredimus #*Wellenstein It bordered the districts of Luxembourg to the west and Diekirch to the north, the German Länder of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland to the east, and the French ''département'' of Moselle, Grand Est Grand Est (; gsw-FR, Grossa Oschta; Moselle Franconian/ lb, Grouss Osten; Rhine Franconian: ''Groß Oschte''; german: Großer Osten ; en, "Great East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administrat ... to the south. It had a per capita income o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Communes Of Luxembourg
This is a list of the 102 communes of Luxembourg, a basic administrative division in Luxembourg,Luxembourg City and Esch-sur-Alzette are further subdivided into Quarters of Luxembourg City, 24 and Quarters of Esch-sur-Alzette, 16 municipal quarters respectively. of which each Cantons of Luxembourg, canton is required to contain at least one. List of municipalities The number, location, and size of municipalities has varied greatly over time. See also Geodata for the Communes of Luxembourg, extracted from OpenStreetMap Footnotes {{Europe topic, List of places in, LU=List of communes of Luxembourg Lists of communes of Luxembourg, Lists of subdivisions of Luxembourg, Communes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvange, Luxembourg
Elvange (, ) is a small town in the commune of Schengen, in south-eastern Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan .... , the town has a population of 644. Towns in Luxembourg Remich (canton) {{Remich-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small landlocked country in Western Europe. It borders Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembourg, is one of the four institutional seats of the European Union (together with Brussels, Frankfurt, and Strasbourg) and the seat of several EU institutions, notably the Court of Justice of the European Union, the highest judicial authority. Luxembourg's culture, people, and languages are highly intertwined with its French and German neighbors; while Luxembourgish is legally the only national language of the Luxembourgish people, French and German are also used in administrative and judicial matters and all three are considered administrative languages of the cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 UN member states, 2 UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a special political status (2 states, both in free association with New Zealand). Compiling a list such as this can be a complicated and controversial process, as there is no definition that is binding on all the members of the community of nations concerni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
