Schengen (, , ) is a small wine-making village and
commune in far south-eastern
Luxembourg
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, on the western bank of the river
Moselle
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. The commune border includes the
tripoint
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where the borders of
Germany
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,
France
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, and
Luxembourg
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meet.
After the mergers with
Burmerange and
Wellenstein in 2011, the commune has a population of 4,224 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 Schengen's name recognition after the signing of the
Schengen Agreement there in 1985. The town of Schengen itself had a population of 678 as of 2024.
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
**
Wellenstein
Notable people
*
Nico Klopp (1894–1930), painter born in
Bech-Kleinmacher, painted post-impressionist scenes on the River
Moselle
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where he lived.
*
François Valentiny (born 1953 in
Remerschen), a Luxembourgish architect.
Population
5,215
European Museum
The European Museum was opened on 13 June 2010, 25 years after the signing of the Schengen Treaty, in the Centre européen building.
The permanent, trilingual exhibition on the history and significance of the Schengen Agreements, on of exhibition space, shows visitors the elimination of the control of persons at the internal borders, put into practice as one of the four foundational European freedoms in the 1957
Treaty of Rome. The signing of the Agreement is documented with historic photos and video and sound footage as well as statements by those involved at the time.
Twin towns — sister cities
Schengen is
twinned with:
*
Ischgl, Austria
See also
*
Lady of Schengen
References
External links
*
Schengen-Tourist
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Communes in Remich (canton)
Villages in Luxembourg