Schengen

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Schengen is a small Luxembourgish town on the Moselle River best known for giving its name to the Schengen Agreement, which created Europe’s border-free travel zone.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
area approximately 31 km²
borderSettlementOf French–Luxembourg border
surface form: Luxembourg–France border

Germany–Luxembourg border
surface form: Luxembourg–Germany border
climate temperate oceanic climate
country Luxembourg
dateAssociatedWith 14 June 1985
dateOfNameChange 2006
eventAssociatedWith signing of the Schengen Agreement
hasCulturalSite Monument to the Schengen Agreement
surface form: Schengen Agreement memorial pillars
hasEconomicActivity tourism
viticulture
hasHeritage winegrowing tradition on the Moselle
hasLandmark European Museum Schengen
Monument to the Schengen Agreement
Schengen Castle
hasTransportConnection Moselle River navigation
hasTwinTown Champagne
surface form: Ay-Champagne

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Piran
Puigcerdà
Rüdesheim am Rhein
Sátoraljaújhely
Weil am Rhein
Šentilj
knownFor European border-free travel zone
Schengen Agreement 1985
surface form: Schengen Agreement

wine production
locatedIn Luxembourg
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory canton of Remich
locatedNearBorderWith France
Germany
locatedOn tripoint area of Luxembourg, Germany and France
locatedOnRiver Moselle River
mergedFrom commune of Remerschen
namedAfter Schengen family
officialLanguage French
German
Luxembourgish
partOf European Union external border region
Moselle valley vineyards
surface form: Moselle wine region
population approximately 4,000 inhabitants
postalCode L-5440
previousName Remerschen
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time

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Mondorf-les-Bains locatedNear Schengen
Schengen Agreement 1985 signedIn Schengen
subject surface form: Schengen Agreement (1985)