Rumelange
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| Rumelange Rëmeleng |
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| Country |  Luxembourg |
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| District | Luxembourg | ||
| Canton | Esch-sur-Alzette | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Will Hoffmann | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 6.83 km2 (2.6 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 114th of 116 | ||
| Highest elevation | 432 m (1,417 ft) | ||
| • Rank | 34th of 116 | ||
| Lowest elevation | 287 m (942 ft) | ||
| • Rank | 97th of 116 | ||
| Population (2009) | |||
| • Total | 4,896 | ||
| • Rank | 23rd of 116 | ||
| • Density | 716.8/km2 (1,856.6/sq mi) | ||
| • Density rank | 8th of 116 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| LAU 2 | LU00010012 | ||
| Website | rumelange.lu | ||
Rumelange (Luxembourgish: Rëmeleng, German: Rümelingen) is a commune with city status in south-western Luxembourg, on the border with France.
As of 2008[update], the town of Rumelange, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 4,818. It is also the site of some of the underground iron mines no longer in operation. Rumelange is home to Luxembourg's National Mining Museum.[1]
Rumelange was formed on 25 September 1891, when it was detached from the commune of Kayl. The law forming Rumelange was passed on the 27 June 1891.[2]
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- ^ "National Mining Museum". Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ (French)/(German) "Mémorial A, 1891, No. 38" (PDF). Service central de législation. http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/1891/0380207/0380207.pdf#page=2. Retrieved 2006-08-15.
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Coordinates: 49°28′N 6°02′E / 49.467°N 6.033°E
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