Grevenmacher (; ) is a

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with town status in eastern

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, near the border with

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. It gives its name to and is the capital of the canton of Grevenmacher, and, until its abolition in 2015, the district of Grevenmacher. The town is situated on the left bank of the river

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, in a

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region. , the commune of Grevenmacher has a population of 4,921. Gemeng Gréiwemaacher

Population

Twin towns — sister cities

Grevenmacher is twinned with: * Aubière,

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Notable people

Frantz Seimetz Frantz Seimetz (21 April 1858 – 26 October 1934) was a prolific Luxembourg artist who painted portraits and landscapes in the Impressionist style."Seimetz, Frantz", ''Luxemburger Lexikon'', Editions Guy Binsfeld, Luxembourg, 2006. Early life ...

(1858–1934) a Luxembourg Impressionist portrait and landscape artist * Joseph Lortz (1887–1975) a Roman Catholic church historian, Reformation historian and ecumenist *

Marcel Paulus Marcel Paulus (20 July 1920 – 19 October 1987) was a Luxembourgian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as Lond ...

(1920–1987) a Luxembourgian footballer, competed in the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

Rob Krier Rob Krier (born 1938 in Grevenmacher) is a Luxembourgian sculptor, architect, urban designer, and theorist. He is former professor of architecture at Vienna University of Technology, Austria. From 1993 to mid-2010 he worked in partnership with arc ...

(born 1938) a Luxembourgian sculptor, architect and urban designer *

Octavie Modert Octavie Modert (born 15 November 1966) is a politician from Luxembourg. She was born in Grevenmacher, and she studied in Strasbourg and Reading. Octavie Modert belongs to the Christian Social People's Party, a major political party in Luxembour ...

(born 1966) a politician from Luxembourg

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* Cities in Luxembourg Communes in Grevenmacher (canton) Towns in Luxembourg {{Grevenmacher-geo-stub

Population

Twin towns — sister cities

Notable people

See also

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