• Source: Grevenmacher

      • Grevenmacher (German pronunciation: [ɡʁeːvn̩ˈmaxɐ]; Luxembourgish: Gréiwemaacher [ɡʀəɪvəˈmaːχɐ] ) is a commune with town status in eastern Luxembourg, near the border with Germany. It gives its name to the canton of Grevenmacher, and, until its abolition in 2015, the district of Grevenmacher. The town is situated on the left bank of the river Moselle, in a wine growing region.
      As of 2023, the commune of Grevenmacher has a population of 5,092.


      Geography




      = Climate

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      Grevenmacher has an oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The annual average temperature is 10.6 °C (51.1 °F), the hottest month in July is 18.9 °C (66.0 °F), and the coldest month is 3.1 °C (37.6 °F) in January. The annual precipitation is 749.6 millimetres (29.51 in), of which December is the wettest with 85.0 millimetres (3.35 in), while April is the driest with only 45.2 millimetres (1.78 in). The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from −17.4 °C (0.7 °F) on 19 December 2009 to 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) on 25 July 2019.


      Population




      Twin towns — sister cities



      Grevenmacher is twinned with:

      Aubière, France


      Notable people


      Frantz Seimetz (1858–1934) a Luxembourg Impressionist portrait and landscape artist
      Joseph Lortz (1887–1975) a Roman Catholic church historian, Reformation historian and ecumenist
      Anne-Marie Thekes (1907 in Grevenmacher - 1959), book seller, wife of painter Theodore Wildanger
      Rob Krier (born 1938) a Luxembourgian sculptor, architect and urban designer
      Octavie Modert (born 1966) a politician from Luxembourg
      Monica Semedo (born 1984), former TV presenter, now politician and Member of the European Parliament since 2019


      See also


      Hagelsdorf


      References




      External links



      Media related to Grevenmacher at Wikimedia Commons

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