Rumelange is a commune

Communes of Luxembourg

The communes of Luxembourg are the lowest nation-wide administrative division in Luxembourg. They conform to LAU level 2.Within the hierarchy of administrative subdivisions, communes come directly below cantons, which are directly below districts. Communes are often re-arranged, being merged or...

 with city status in south-western Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

, on the border with France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

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, the town of Rumelange, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 4,818. It is also the site of some of the underground iron mines no longer in operation. Rumelange is home to Luxembourg's National Mining Museum

National Mining Museum, Luxembourg

The National Mining Museum of Luxembourg is located in the very south of the country, at Rumelange close to the French border. It provides an on-site exhibition of the tools, machinery and equipment used from the beginning of the 19th century until the iron-ore mines were closed in the 1980s...

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Rumelange was formed on 25 September 1891, when it was detached from the commune of Kayl

Kayl

Kayl is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is part of the district of Luxembourg....

. The law forming Rumelange was passed on the 27 June 1891.

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