Grevenmacher(German pronunciation:[ɡʁeːvn̩ˈmaxɐ];Luxembourgish:Gréiwemaacher[ɡʀəɪvəˈmaːχɐ]) is acommunewithtown statusin easternLuxembourg,near the border withGermany.[1]It gives its name to thecanton of Grevenmacher,and, until its abolition in 2015, thedistrict of Grevenmacher.The town is situated on the left bank of the riverMoselle,in awine growingregion.[2]
Grevenmacher
Gréiwemaacher(Luxembourgish) | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Map of Luxembourg with Grevenmacher highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red | |
| Coordinates:49°40′50″N6°26′30″E/ 49.6806°N 6.4417°E | |
| Country |  Luxembourg |
| Canton | Grevenmacher |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Monique Hermes |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.48 km2(6.36 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 70thof 100 |
| Highest elevation | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
| • Rank | 96thof 100 |
| Lowest elevation | 133 m (436 ft) |
| • Rank | 2nd of 100 |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 5,092 |
| • Rank | 31stof 100 |
| • Density | 310/km2(800/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 25thof 100 |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| LAU 2 | LU0001104 |
| Website | grevenmacher.lu |
As of 2023[update],the commune of Grevenmacher has a population of 5,092.[3]
Geography
editClimate
editGrevenmacher has anoceanic climate(KöppenCfb). The annual average temperature is 10.6 °C (51.1 °F), the hottest month in July is 18.9 °C (66.0 °F), and the coldest month is 3.1 °C (37.6 °F) in January. The annual precipitation is 749.6 millimetres (29.51 in), of which December is the wettest with 85.0 millimetres (3.35 in), while April is the driest with only 45.2 millimetres (1.78 in). The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from −17.4 °C (0.7 °F) on 19 December 2009 to 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) on25 July 2019.
| Climate data for Grevenmacher, 1991-2020 normals | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.3 (57.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
29.1 (84.4) |
32.8 (91.0) |
36.4 (97.5) |
40.3 (104.5) |
39.2 (102.6) |
34.2 (93.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
40.3 (104.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
6.6 (43.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
5.6 (42.1) |
15.3 (59.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
3.7 (38.7) |
6.8 (44.2) |
10.3 (50.5) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
14.4 (57.9) |
10.5 (50.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
3.8 (38.8) |
10.6 (51.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
1.8 (35.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
6.6 (43.9) |
3.2 (37.8) |
0.7 (33.3) |
5.9 (42.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.6 (3.9) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
0.2 (32.4) |
5.9 (42.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 67.3 (2.65) |
56.3 (2.22) |
49.1 (1.93) |
45.2 (1.78) |
63.6 (2.50) |
65.0 (2.56) |
65.6 (2.58) |
61.0 (2.40) |
58.0 (2.28) |
67.7 (2.67) |
65.9 (2.59) |
85.0 (3.35) |
749.6 (29.51) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 10.1 | 11.4 | 13.4 | 120.1 |
| Source: NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
Population
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Twin towns — sister cities
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Notable people
edit- Frantz Seimetz(1858–1934) a LuxembourgImpressionistportrait and landscape artist
- Joseph Lortz(1887–1975) a Roman Catholic church historian, Reformation historian andecumenist
- Anne-Marie Thekes(1907 in Grevenmacher - 1959), book seller, wife of painterTheodore Wildanger
- Rob Krier(born 1938) a Luxembourgian sculptor, architect and urban designer
- Octavie Modert(born 1966) a politician from Luxembourg
- Monica Semedo(born 1984), former TV presenter, now politician andMember of the European Parliamentsince 2019
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Grevenmacher - Visit Luxembourg".www.visitluxembourg.com.Retrieved2019-03-25.
- ^"Grevenmacher Accueil".www.grevenmacher.lu.Retrieved2019-03-25.
- ^"Population by canton and municipality 2018".www.statistiques.public.lu.Statistics portal of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg.Retrieved11 May2018.
- ^"Grevenmacher Climate Normals 1991-2020".National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Archived fromthe originalon 2023-09-11.RetrievedSeptember 11,2023.
- ^"Population par canton et commune".statistiques.public.lu.Retrieved11 January2022.
- ^"Le jumelage entre Grevenmacher et Aubière une amitié jeune de 35, voire de 36 ans…".grevenmacher.lu(in French). Grevenmacher. Archived fromthe originalon 2019-08-21.Retrieved2019-09-03.
External links
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