Grevenmacher
Grevenmacher Gréiwemaacher | ||
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Commune | ||
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Map of Luxembourg with Grevenmacher highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red | ||
Coordinates: 49°40′50″N 6°26′30″E / 49.6806°N 6.4417°ECoordinates: 49°40′50″N 6°26′30″E / 49.6806°N 6.4417°E | ||
Country | Luxembourg | |
District | Grevenmacher | |
Canton | Grevenmacher | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Léon Gloden | |
Area | ||
• Total | 16.48 km2 (6.36 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 72nd of 105 | |
Highest elevation | 315 m (1,033 ft) | |
• Rank | 99th of 105 | |
Lowest elevation | 133 m (436 ft) | |
• Rank | 2nd of 105 | |
Population (2014) | ||
• Total | 4,647 | |
• Rank | 30th of 105 | |
• Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) | |
• Density rank | 25th of 105 | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
LAU 2 | LU00007004 | |
Website | grevenmacher.lu |
Grevenmacher (Luxembourgish: Gréiwemaacher) is a commune with city status in eastern Luxembourg, near the border with Germany. It is the capital of the canton and the district of Grevenmacher. The city is situated on the left bank of the Moselle River, in a wine growing region.
As of 2005, the town of Grevenmacher, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 3,734.
The town is the site of one of the six regional headquarters of the Grand Ducal Police.
Twin towns
External links
- Media related to Grevenmacher at Wikimedia Commons
Biwer | Manternach | Mertert | ||
Betzdorf | Temmels (DE-RP) Wellen (DE-RP) | |||
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