Wellenstein

Infobox Luxembourg commune
name = Wellenstein
luxname = Wellesteen


arms = Coat of arms wellenstein luxbrg.png LAU2 = 08010
canton = Remich
district = Grevenmacher

Wellenstein ( _lb. Wellesteen) is a commune and small town in south-eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Remich, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher. The commune's administrative centre is Bech-Kleinmacher.

As of 2005, the town of Wellenstein, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 453. Other towns within the commune include Bech-Kleinmacher and Schwebsange.

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.

External links

* [http://www.europatour.org/?p=179 Declaration of Wellenstein]