Wellenstein

Wellenstein (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.

Wellenstein Wellesteen
Former commune
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Wellenstein highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49.5236°N 6.3417°E / 49.5236; 6.3417
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Remich
commune	Schengen
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	wellenstein.lu

It used to be a commune with its administrative centre at Bech-Kleinmacher, until it was merged into Schengen (along with Burmerange) in 2011.^[1]

As of 2024^[update], the town of Wellenstein, had a population of 684.^[2]

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.

Former commune

The former commune consisted of the villages:

• Bech-Kleinmacher
• Schwebsange
• Wellenstein