Remich

Remich Réimech
—  Commune  —
The church
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Remich highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red
Country	Luxembourg
District	Grevenmacher
Canton	Remich
Government
• Mayor	Henri Kox
Area
• Total	5.29 km2 (2.04 sq mi)
Area rank	116th of 116
Highest elevation	253 m (830 ft)
• Rank	116th of 116
Lowest elevation	142 m (466 ft)
• Rank	7th of 116
Population (2009)
• Total	3,116
• Rank	39th of 116
• Density	589.0/km2 (1,525.6/sq mi)
• Density rank	10th of 116
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
LAU 2	LU00008007
Website	remich.lu

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.

Notable people

• Mary Alfred Moes, American Roman Catholic nun, was born in Remich.

External links

• Website of the city of Remich