Remich

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Remich Réimech

Administration
Country	Luxembourg
District (Dark grey)	Grevenmacher
Canton (Dark red)	Remich
LAU 2	LU00008007
Mayor	Jeannot Belling
Geography
Area - Rank	5.29 km² (2.04 sq mi) 116th of 116
Highest point - Rank	253 m (830 ft) 116th of 116
Lowest point - Rank	142 m (466 ft) =7th of 116
Population
Population (2005) - Rank	2,986 39th of 116
Density (2005) - Rank	564.5 /km² (1,462 /sq mi) 11th of 116
List of communes of Luxembourg

Remich (Luxembourgish: Réimech) is a commune with city status in south-eastern Luxembourg with just under 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.