شنگن، لوكسمبورگ

نطقب:Infobox Luxembourg commune شنگن (Schengen؛ نطقب:IPA-ltz) هي قرية وبلدة صغيرة صانعة للنبيذ في أقصى جنوب شرق لوكسمبورگ، بالقرب من النقطة الثلاثية للحدود مع ألمانيا وفرنسا. Other villages within the commune include Remerschen and Wintrange. After the mergers with Burmerange and Wellenstein in 2011, the commune has a population of 4223 with an area of 31.42 kiloمتر مربعs (338,202,065.29 قدم²).

The largest settlement within the commune of Schengen is Remerschen after which the commune used to be named. The name of the commune was changed in 2006 to take advantage of the Schengen's name recognition after the signing of the Schengen Agreement there in 1985.

Schengen Castle dates from 1390 but was almost completely rebuilt in the 19th century. It is now a hotel and conference centre.

The European Museum in Schengen

The European Museum was opened on 13 June 2010, 25 years after the signing of the Schengen Treaty, in the building "Centre Européen".

The permanent trilingual exhibition on the history and significance of the Schengen Agreements, on 200 square meters of exhibition space, shows visitors that the elimination of the control of persons at the internal borders put into practice one of the four foundational European freedoms set down in the 1957 Treaty of Rome. The signing of the Agreement is documented with historic photos and video and sound footage as well as statements by those involved at the time.

References

^ "Fusion des communes de Burmerange, Schengen et Wellenstein". Legilux. Government of Luxembourg. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
^ "Loi du 24 juillet 2006 portant changement du nom de la commune de Remerschen en celui de Schengen" (PDF). Journal Officiel du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: 2661. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
^ "Das Schloss von Schengen", Schengen a.s.b.l. (بالألمانية) Retrieved 27 March 2011.