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°ECoordinates: 49°27′35″N 6°01′50″E / 49.4597°N 6.0306°E
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Esch-sur-Alzette
Government
• Mayor	Henri Haine
Area
• Total	6.83 km^2 (2.64 sq mi)
Area rank	104 of 105
Highest elevation	432 m (1,417 ft)
• Rank	27th of 105
Lowest elevation	287 m (942 ft)
• Rank	91st of 105
Population (2014)
• Total	5,239
• Rank	26th of 105
• Density	770/km^2 (2,000/sq mi)
• Density rank	8th of 105
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 town status in south-western Luxembourg, on the border with France. 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.

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]

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

References

1. (French)/(German) "Mémorial A, 1891, No. 38" (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-15.
2. "National Mining Museum". Retrieved 20 February 2011.

External links

• Media related to Rumelange at Wikimedia Commons