Schengen, Luxembourg

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This article deals with the village of Schengen in Luxembourg. For other uses, see Schengen.

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Administration
Country	Luxembourg
District (Dark grey)	Grevenmacher
Canton (Dark red)	Remich
LAU 2	LU00008006
Mayor	Roger Weber
Geography
Area - Rank	10.63 km² (4.1 sq mi) 104th of 116
Highest point - Rank	302 m (991 ft) =110th of 116
Lowest point - Rank	142 m (466 ft) =7th of 116
Population
Population (2005) - Rank	1,527 72nd of 116
Density (2005) - Rank	143.7 /km² (372 /sq mi) 44th of 116
List of communes of Luxembourg

A monument of the Schengen Agreement in Schengen

Schengen is a small wine-making village and commune in far south-eastern Luxembourg, near the point where the borders of Germany, France, and Luxembourg meet. Other villages within the commune include Remerschen and Wintrange.

As of 2005, the village has a population of 425.

The village became famous on 14 June 1985, when the Schengen Agreement was signed. To use this name recognition, the council of the commune of Remerschen decided on 18 January 2006 to rename the commune to Schengen. The Chamber of Deputies voted on 13 July 2006 a law [1] allowing the change of name, which was published on 30 August 2006. The law took effect three days later, and the name of the commune of Remerschen was changed to Schengen as of 3 September 2006.