Wellenstein

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Wellenstein
Wellesteen
Coat of arms of Wellenstein
Location of Wellenstein in Luxembourg
District Grevenmacher
Canton Remich
LAU 2 LU00008010
Geography
Area
Area rank
7.42 km²
112nd of 116
Highest point
Highest point rank
292 m
114th of 116
Lowest point
Lowest point rank
141 m
=5th of 116
Population
Population (2005)
Population rank
1,297
81st of 116
Density (2005)
Density rank
174.8 /km²
33rd of 116
List of communes of Luxembourg

Wellenstein (Luxembourgish: Wellesteen) is a commune and small town in south-eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Remich, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher. The commune's administrative centre is Bech-Kleinmacher.

As of 2005, the town of Wellenstein, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 453. Other towns within the 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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Communes of Remich
Bous | Burmerange | Dalheim | Lenningen | Mondorf-les-Bains| Remich | Schengen | Stadtbredimus | Waldbredimus | Wellenstein


Coordinates: 49°31′N, 6°21′E