Schengen

Schengen is a village of 4,800 people in far south-eastern Luxembourg near the tripoint where the borders of Germany, France, and Luxembourg meet. Schengen is known because the Schengen Agreement, which abolished passport controls between most EU members, was signed here in 1985.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wintrange Castle and European Museum Schengen.

Wintrange Castle

Castle

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Wintrange Castle, located in the centre of Wintrange near Schengen in south-eastern Luxembourg, is a privately owned Renaissance style castle built in 1610 and can be rented for weddings, events, film, and photo location.

European Museum Schengen

Museum

Photo: Zinneke, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Église Saint-Sauveur

Church

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Église Saint-Sauveur is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mondorf-les-Bains and Remich.

Mondorf-les-Bains

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Mondorf-les-Bains or Mondorf for short, is a spa town in southeastern Luxembourg. Its facilities are among the most modern in Europe. The waters are particularly suitable for the treatment of liver, gastric and respiratory ailments.

Remich

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Remich is a town in southeast Luxembourg with around 3,000 citizens. It, like Grevenmacher, is on the left bank of the river Moselle, which makes up the border between Luxembourg and Germany.

Schengen

Historically known as: “Remerschen”
Location: Remich, Luxembourg, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

49.4886° or 49° 29′ 19″ north

Longitude

6.3517° or 6° 21′ 6″ east

Population

5,200

Elevation

154 metres (505 feet)

Open location code

8FX8F9Q2+CM

GeoNames ID

6693353

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Luxembourgish—“Schengen” goes by many names.

French: “Commune de Schengen”
French: “Schengen”
German: “Gemeinde Schengen”
Luxembourgish: “Gemeng Schengen”

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Localities in the Area

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