Schengen, Luxembourg facts for kids
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Schengen
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Commune
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A view of Schengen
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Map of Luxembourg with Schengen highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
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 Schengen
Location in European Union
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| Country |  Luxembourg |
| Canton | Remich |
| Area rank | ? of 100 |
| Highest elevation | 302 m (991 ft) |
| • Rank | 98th of 100 |
| Lowest elevation | 141 m (463 ft) |
| • Rank | 5th of 100 |
| Population
(1 January 2019)
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| • Total | 4,833 |
| • Rank | 32nd of 100 |
| • Density rank | 101st of 100 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| LAU 2 | LU0001206 |
| Website | schengen.lu |
Schengen (Luxembourgish: [ˈʃæŋən], French: [ʃɛŋɡɛn], German: [ˈʃɛŋən]) is a small wine-making village and commune in far south-eastern Luxembourg, on the western bank of the river Moselle. The commune border includes the tripoint where the borders of Germany, France, and Luxembourg meet.
After the mergers with Burmerange and Wellenstein in 2011, the commune has a population of 4,223 with an area of 31.42 square kilometres (12.13 sq mi).
The largest settlement within the commune of Schengen is Remerschen after which the commune used to be named. The name of the commune was changed in 2006 to take advantage of Schengen's name recognition after the signing of the Schengen Agreement there in 1985. The town of Schengen itself had a population of 679 as of 2024.
Schengen Castle dates from 1390 but was almost completely rebuilt in the 19th century.
Populated places
The commune consists of the following villages:
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Notable people
- Nico Klopp (1894–1930), painter born in Bech-Kleinmacher, painted post-impressionist scenes on the River Moselle where he lived.
- François Valentiny (born 1953 in Remerschen), a Luxembourgish architect.
Population
European Museum
The European Museum was opened on 13 June 2010, 25 years after the signing of the Schengen Treaty, in the Centre européen building.
The permanent, trilingual exhibition on the history and significance of the Schengen Agreements, on 200 m2 (2,200 sq ft) of exhibition space, shows visitors the elimination of the control of persons at the internal borders, put into practice as one of the four foundational European freedoms in the 1957 Treaty of Rome. The signing of the Agreement is documented with historic photos and video and sound footage as well as statements by those involved at the time.
Twin towns — sister cities
Schengen is twinned with:
Ischgl, Austria
