Rumelange facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rumelange Rëmeleng  (Luxembourgish) Rümelingen  (German)
Commune
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Rumelange highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Esch-sur-Alzette
Area rank	? of 100
Highest elevation	432 m (1,417 ft)
• Rank	27th of 100
Lowest elevation	287 m (942 ft)
• Rank	88th of 100
Population  (1 January 2019)
• Total	5,608
• Rank	26th of 100
• Density rank	31st of 100
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2	LU0000212
Website	rumelange.lu

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

Populated places

The commune consists of the following villages:

• Rumelange
• Haut-Tétange (lieu-dit)

Population

History

Rumelange was formed on 25 September 1891, when it was detached from the commune of Kayl. The law forming Rumelange was passed on 27 June 1891.

Population

As of 1 January 2023, the commune had a population of 5,692.

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.

Inside the National Mining Museum

Notable people

• Batty Weber (1860–1940) an influential journalist and author
• Alfred Kieffer (1904–1987) a Luxembourgian footballer, competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics
• Foni Tissen (1909–1975) a Luxembourg schoolteacher and artist of hyperrealistic, darkly humorous paintings
• Ernest Toussaint (1908–1942) boxer, competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics; resistance member
• Emile Kirscht (1913–1994) a Luxembourg painter and a co-founder of the Iconomaques group of abstract artists in Luxembourg
• Raymond Vouel (1923–1987), a Luxembourg politician and Deputy Prime Minister, 1974/1976

Twin towns — sister cities

Rumelange is twinned with:

• Petnjica, Montenegro

See also

In Spanish: Rumelange para niños