Remich

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Remich
Réimech
Coat of arms of Remich
Location of Remich in Luxembourg
District Grevenmacher
Canton Remich
LAU 2 LU00008007
Geography
Area
Area rank
5.29 km²
116th of 116
Highest point
Highest point rank
253 m
116th of 116
Lowest point
Lowest point rank
142 m
=7th of 116
Population
Population (2005)
Population rank
2,986
39th of 116
Density (2005)
Density rank
564.5 /km²
11th of 116
List of communes of Luxembourg

Remich (Luxembourgish: Réimech) is a commune with city status in south-eastern Luxembourg with over 3,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the canton of Remich, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher. Remich lies on the left bank of the Moselle river, which forms part of the border between Luxembourg and Germany. The commune is the smallest in Luxembourg in area.

As of 2005, the town of Remich, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 2,883.

The Moselle valley is dominated by wine-making and many small wine-making towns, of which Remich is one of the most picturesque and frequented by tourists.

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Communes of Remich
Bous | Burmerange | Dalheim | Lenningen | Mondorf-les-Bains| Remich | Schengen | Stadtbredimus | Waldbredimus | Wellenstein

Coordinates: 49°33′N 6°22′E