Wellenstein

Wellenstein Wellesteen
—  Commune  —
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Wellenstein highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red
Country	Luxembourg
District	Grevenmacher
Canton	Remich
Government
• Mayor	François Hemmen
Area
• Total	7.42 km2 (2.86 sq mi)
Area rank	112nd of 116
Highest elevation	292 m (958 ft)
• Rank	114th of 116
Lowest elevation	141 m (463 ft)
• Rank	5th of 116
Population (2009)
• Total	1,498
• Rank	79th of 116
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
• Density rank	33nd of 116
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
LAU 2	LU00008010
Website	wellenstein.lu

Wellenstein (Luxembourgish: Wellesteen) is a commune and small town in south-eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Remich, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher. The commune's administrative centre is Bech-Kleinmacher.

As of 2005, the town of Wellenstein, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 453. Other towns within the commune include Bech-Kleinmacher and Schwebsange.

On 25 October 2005, members of the pan-European organisation Cultural Village of Europe offered a declaration on village life to the European Commissioner of Agriculture and Rural Development Mariann Fischer Boel in Wellenstein. This "Declaration of Wellenstein" lists qualities of life in small communities.

External links

• Declaration of Wellenstein