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.
Burmerange (French pronunciation: [byʁməʁɑ̃ʒ]; Luxembourgish: Boermereng; German: Bürmeringen [ˈbʏʁməʁɪŋən]) is a village in the canton of Remich, in south-eastern Luxembourg.
It used to be a commune until it was merged into Schengen (along with Wellenstein) in 2011.
Schengen (Luxembourgish: [ˈʃæŋən] , French: [ʃɛŋɡɛn] , German: [ˈʃɛŋən]) is a wine-making village and commune in far south-eastern Luxembourg, on the western bank of the river Moselle. The commune border includes the tripoint where the borders of Germany, France, and Luxembourg meet.
After the mergers with Burmerange and Wellenstein in 2011, the commune has a population of 4,224 with an area of 31.42 square kilometres (12.13 sq mi).
The District of Grevenmacher (1843 – 3 Oct 2015) was one of three districts of Luxembourg. It contained three cantons divided into 25 communes:
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.