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I appreciate your request, but the context provided only identifies Schengen as a commune in Luxembourg, which doesn't give me enough information to explain what "Schengen" means as a broader concept (such as the Schengen Area agreement) in a way that would be meaningful or accurate for a general reader. I can only write about the commune itself based on your context, which wouldn't address why it matters beyond being a location in Luxembourg. To provide the 2-sentence overview you're looking for, I would need context that explains Schengen's broader significance.
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- Instance of
- municipality of Luxembourg
- Has part
- Wintrange
- Named after
- Schengen
- Official name
- Schengen
- Country
- Luxembourg
- Located in
- Canton of Remich
- Capital
- Remerschen
- Population
- 5163
- Area
- 31.42
- Elevation
- 302
- Body of water
- Moselle
- Shares border with
- Puttelange-lès-Thionville
- Official website
- www.schengen.lu
- Image
- Gemeng Schengen, Rëmerschen-101.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Schengen, Luxembourg
- Commons category
- Schengen
- twinned administrative body
- Ischgl
- contains settlement
- Schengen
- different from
- Schengen Agreement
- replaces
- Wellenstein
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Encyclopedic overview
Schengen ( Luxembourgish: [ˈʃæŋən] , French: [ʃɛŋɡɛn] , German: [ˈʃɛŋən]) is a wine-making village and commune in far south-eastern Luxembourg, on the western bank of the river Moselle. The commune border includes the tripoint where the borders of Germany, France, and Luxembourg meet.
After the mergers with Burmerange and Wellenstein in 2011, the commune has a population of 4,224 with an area of 31.42 square kilometres (12.13 sq mi).
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