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The
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in 1830, the canton was sometimes called the "Dutch canton". This term came from the fact that several prominent members of the
Orangist cause came from the canton. The wider population, on the other hand, were on the side of the Belgian revolutionaries. When the Revolution broke out in October 1830,
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William II reorganised government districts, cantons and communes, creating the state of affairs that largely remained unchanged to the present day, save for some minor modifications. Since then, the canton of Remich has comprised the same communes that it still does, Lenningen, Stadtbredimus, Bous,
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on wine. It was this tax that provoked unrest in Remich in 1823. 14 gendarmes were assaulted by the inhabitants "with a violence that could be compared to the fury of a tiger", according to an official report. The authorities had to send infantry and cavalry. From this day, there was a rift between
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to separate them from the commune of
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Under the French administration, the Remich canton had been part of the arrondissement of
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It is likely that Remich's expansion around the middle of the 19th century was due to its importance as a river port before the construction of the railways. The latter started in 1859 with the construction of the
Luxembourg-Thionville line. The network's framework was completed by 1867 with the
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At the beginning of the 19th century, the canton of Remich — mostly agricultural in nature — primarily lived off vine-growing and cultivating fruit trees. In terms of industries, Remich was the location of various quarries, lime kilns, a tile factory and a brickworks. A factory making artistic
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Revolution, the commune of Remich had a population of 1110. As the administrative centre of the canton, Remich was the location of a justice of the peace, and in 1822 was awarded the status of "town" by government decree.
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Moselle had been significant, helped by exports of cast iron and ore headed for the Rhine and Saar rivers. In the canton of Remich, this movement of goods flowed mostly via the river port of Stadtbredimus.
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Waldbredimus, Remich, Wellenstein, Remerschen, Burmerange, Dalheim, and
Mondorf. It formerly also included Weiler-la-Tour, but in 1846 this was transferred to the canton of Luxembourg, following the wishes of the commune's inhabitants.
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products out of gypsum was founded in 1827, but was not able to survive. Along with a brewery and a tannery in
Mondorf, and a dyery and a snuffbox manufacturer in Dalheim, these were all the industries in the canton.
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districts, and their number increased from 4 to 8. These included the new district of
Grevenmacher, to which belonged the cantons of Grevenmacher, Echternach, Betzdorf, and Remich.
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recently awarded to someone from a different part of the commune. In the end, the communal council unanimously decided to withdraw its petition of 1872.
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806:11 January
782:22 October
736:21 October
619:2012-01-02
589:References
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442:Partitions
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266:Population
244:11th of 12
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301:4th of 12
283:7th of 12
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1016:Schengen
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870:Clervaux
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329:Germany
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