Wellenstein
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Wellenstein Wellesteen |
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 Map of Luxembourg with Wellenstein highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red |
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| Coordinates: 49°31′25″N 6°20′30″E / 49.5236°N 6.3417°ECoordinates: 49°31′25″N 6°20′30″E / 49.5236°N 6.3417°E | ||
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 Luxembourg
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| Canton | Remich | |
| Area rank | ? of 105 | |
| • Rank | ? of 105 | |
| • Density rank | ? of 105 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| LAU 2 | LU000{{{LAU2}}} | |
| 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 with Schengen in 2011.
As of 2005[update], the town of Wellenstein, had a population of 453. Other towns within the former commune include Bech-Kleinmacher and Schwebsange.
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.
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