Wellenstein

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Wellenstein Wellesteen

Administration
Country	Luxembourg
District (Dark grey)	Grevenmacher
Canton (Dark red)	Remich
LAU 2	LU00008010
Mayor	François Hemmen
Geography
Area - Rank	7.42 km² (2.86 sq mi) 112nd of 116
Highest point - Rank	292 m (958 ft) 114th of 116
Lowest point - Rank	141 m (463 ft) =5th of 116
Population
Population (2005) - Rank	1,297 81st of 116
Density (2005) - Rank	174.8 /km² (453 /sq mi) 33rd of 116
List of communes of Luxembourg

Wellenstein (Luxembourgish: 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.