Rumelange

Rumelange
Rëmeleng
Commune

Coat of arms

Map of Luxembourg with Rumelange highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°27′35″N 6°01′50″E / 49.4597°N 6.0306°E / 49.4597; 6.0306Coordinates: 49°27′35″N 6°01′50″E / 49.4597°N 6.0306°E / 49.4597; 6.0306
Country  Luxembourg
Canton Esch-sur-Alzette
Government
 • Mayor Henri Haine
Area
 • Total 6.83 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Area rank 104 of 102
Highest elevation 432 m (1,417 ft)
 • Rank 27th of 102
Lowest elevation 287 m (942 ft)
 • Rank 91st of 102
Population (2014)
 • Total 5,239
 • Rank 26th of 102
 • Density 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
 • Density rank 8th of 102
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2 LU00010012
Website rumelange.lu

Rumelange (Luxembourgish: Rëmeleng [ˈʀəməleŋ] (), German: Rümelingen) is a commune with town status in south-western Luxembourg, on the border with France.

History

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.[1]

Population

As of the February 1, 2011 census, the commune had a population of 5,038. As of 2008, the town of Rumelange, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 4,818.

Museum

It is the site of some of the underground iron mines no longer in operation. Rumelange is home to Luxembourg's National Mining Museum.[2]

Inside the National Mining Museum

Notable people

  • Emile Kirscht (1913–1994) was a Luxembourg painter and a co-founder of the Iconomaques group of abstract artists in Luxembourg[3]
  • Ernest Toussaint (1908-1942) boxer, Resistance member

References

  1. ↑ (in French)/(in German) "Mémorial A, 1891, No. 38" (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-15.
  2. ↑ "National Mining Museum" Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  3. ↑ "Emile Kirscht", Luxemburger Lexikon, Editions Guy Binsfeld, Luxembourg 2006.
  • Media related to Rumelange at Wikimedia Commons


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