Schengen (Luxembourgish: [ˈʃæŋən] ⓘ, French: [ʃɛŋɡɛn] ⓘ, German: [ˈʃɛŋən]) is a small wine-making village and commune in far south-eastern Luxembourg, on the western bank of the river Moselle.

After the mergers with Burmerange and Wellenstein in 2011,[1] the commune has a population of 4,224 with an area of 31.42 square kilometres (12.13 sq mi).

[4] The commune consists of the following villages: [5] The European Museum was opened on 13 June 2010, 25 years after the signing of the Schengen Treaty, in the Centre européen building.

The permanent, trilingual exhibition on the history and significance of the Schengen Agreements, on 200 m2 (2,200 sq ft) of exhibition space, shows visitors the elimination of the control of persons at the internal borders, put into practice as one of the four foundational European freedoms 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.