Rumelange

Rumelange (; ; ) is a commune with city status in southern 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

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