Rumelange

Rumelange (Rëmeleng ; Rümelingen ) 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)

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