• Source: Rumelange

      • 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.


      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


      References




      External links


      Media related to Rumelange at Wikimedia Commons

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