Remich (canton) in the context of "Burmerange"

Saarland (German: [ˈzaːɐ̯lant] ) is a state of Germany in the southwest of the country. With an area of 2,570 km (990 sq mi) and a population of 990,509 in 2018, it is the smallest German state in area apart from the city-states of Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg, and the smallest in population apart from Bremen. Saarbrücken is the state capital and largest city; other cities include Neunkirchen and Saarlouis. Saarland is mainly surrounded by the department of Moselle (Grand Est) in France to the west and south and the neighboring state of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany to the north and east; it also shares a small border, about 8 kilometres (5 miles) long, with the canton of Remich in Luxembourg to the northwest.

Having long been a relatively small part of the long-contested territories along the Franco-German linguistic border, Saarland first gained specific economic and strategic importance in the nineteenth century due to the wealth of its coal deposits and the heavy industrialization that grew as a result. Saarland was first established as a distinct political entity in 1920 after World War I as the Territory of the Saar Basin, which was occupied and governed by France under a League of Nations mandate.

Wellenstein (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛlənʃtaɪn]; Luxembourgish: Wellesteen) is a small town in southeastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Remich, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher.

It used to be a commune with its administrative centre at Bech-Kleinmacher, until it was merged into Schengen (along with Burmerange) in 2011.

The three districts of Luxembourg (French: district [distʁikt] ; German: Distrikt [dɪsˈtʁɪkt] ; Luxembourgish: Distrikt) were the top-level administrative divisions of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The districts were further subdivided into cantons, which still exist:

The cantons were created on 24 February 1843. In 1857, Mersch District was created from the cantons of Mersch and Redange. However, this fourth district was abolished in 1867, when the re-arrangements of 1857 were undone.

Remich (German pronunciation: [ˈʁeːmɪç]; Luxembourgish: Réimech [ˈʀɜɪ̯məɕ] ) is a commune with town status in south-eastern Luxembourg with a population of 4,101 inhabitants as of 2024. It is situated in the canton of the same name. Remich lies on the left bank of the river Moselle, which forms part of the border between Luxembourg and Germany. The commune is the smallest in Luxembourg by surface area.

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.

The District of Grevenmacher (1843 – 3 Oct 2015) was one of three districts of Luxembourg. It contained three cantons divided into 25 communes:

1. Echternach
   • Beaufort
   • Bech
   • Berdorf
   • Consdorf
   • Echternach
   • Rosport-Mompach
   • Waldbillig
2. Grevenmacher
   • Betzdorf
   • Biwer
   • Flaxweiler
   • Grevenmacher
   • Junglinster
   • Manternach
   • Mertert
   • Wormeldange
3. Remich
   • Bous
   • Burmerange
   • Dalheim
   • Lenningen
   • Mondorf-les-Bains
   • Remerschen
   • Remich
   • Stadtbredimus
   • Waldbredimus
   • Wellenstein

It bordered the districts of Luxembourg to the west and Diekirch to the north, the German Länder of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland to the east, and the French département of Moselle, Grand Est to the south. It had a per capita income of $57,800.