Dudelange
Commune in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Dudelange
Diddeleng
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The town hall
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Map of Luxembourg with Dudelange highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
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Coordinates: 49°29′00″N 6°05′00″E / 49.4833°N 6.0833°E / 49.4833; 6.0833 | |
Country | Luxembourg |
Canton | Esch-sur-Alzette |
Government
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• Mayor | Dan Biancalana ( LSAP ) |
Area
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• Total | 21.38 km 2 (8.25 sq mi) |
• Rank | 51st of 102 |
Highest
elevation
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435 m (1,427 ft) |
• Rank | 26th of 102 |
Lowest
elevation
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256 m (840 ft) |
• Rank | 60th of 102 |
Population
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• Total | 20,869 |
• Rank | 4th of 102 |
• Density | 980/km 2 (2,500/sq mi) |
• Rank | 7th of 102 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET ) |
• Summer ( DST ) | UTC+2 ( CEST ) |
LAU 2 | LU0000203 |
Website | dudelange.lu |
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Dudelange ( French: [dyd(ə)lɑ̃ʒ] ; Luxembourgish : Diddeleng [ˈdidəleŋ] ( listen ) ; German : Düdelingen [ˈdyːdəlɪŋən] ) is a commune with town status in southern Luxembourg . It is the fourth-most populous commune , with 19,734 inhabitants. Dudelange is situated close to the border with France .
As of 2015 [ update ] , the town of Dudelange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 19,734, making it Luxembourg's third-most populous town . The commune also includes the smaller town of Budersberg , to the north-west. The Mont Saint-Jean , close to Budersberg , hosts the ruins of a medieval castle. In 1794 the French Revolutionary Army committed atrocities against the local population in Dudelange, when they massacred 79 civilians. [1]
Dudelange is an important industrial town that grew out of the three villages and a steel mill in 1900. The D in the name of the ARBED steel company, later merged into ArcelorMittal , stood for Dudelange. As well as the Dudelange Radio Tower , an FM radio and television transmitter , it is also the site of the Centre national de l’audiovisuel (CNA), a cultural institute founded in 1989 under the aegis of the Ministry of Culture in order to preserve, promote and exhibit Luxembourg's audiovisual and photographic heritage. The centre hosts a two-screen cinema, a restaurant and a library focused on the visual arts.
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Sports
Dudelange is home to Luxembourg's most successful football club in recent times. F91 Dudelange won nine national titles between 2000 and 2011.
Notable people
- Dominique Lang (1874–1919), Impressionist painter [3]
- Jean Hengen (1912–2005) was a Luxembourgian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, Bishop of Luxembourg 1971-1990
- Pierre Cao (born 1937) a Luxembourgian composer and conductor
- Germaine Goetzinger (born 1947) a Luxembourg writer, historian, educator and feminist
- Jean Back (born 1953) a Luxembourg writer, photographer and civil servant
- Roland Bombardella (born 1957) a Luxembourgian soldier and retired sprinter, competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Andy Bausch (born 1959) studied painting and photography, interested in rock music
- Sport
- Ernest Mengel (1913–1968) a Luxembourgian footballer, competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Jos Romersa (1915–2016) a Luxembourgian gymnast who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Camille Libar (1917–1991) a football player and manager from Luxembourg
- Nicolas Pauly (1919–1981) a Luxembourgian footballer, competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Raymond Wagner (1921–1997) a Luxembourgian footballer, competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Bernard Michaux (1921–1987) a Luxembourgian footballer, competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Victor Feller (1923–1997) a Luxembourgian footballer, competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Bruno Mattiussi (1926–1981) a Luxembourgian boxer, competed at light middleweight at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Fred Stürmer (1927–2014) a Luxembourgian boxer, competed in the middleweight at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Jean Schmit (1931–2010) a Luxembourgian cyclist, competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Jean Aniset (born 1934) a Luxembourgian long-distance runner, competed in the marathon at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Henri Cirelli (1934–2021), international footballer
- Robert Schiel (born 1939) a Luxembourgian fencer, competed at the 1960, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics
- Roger Gilson (1947–1995) a Luxembourgian cyclist, competed in the individual road race at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- René Peters (born 1981) a Luxembourgish football player, former captain of the national team
- Kari Peters (born 1985) a Luxembourger cross-country skier, competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Ben Gastauer (born 1987), professional cyclist
- Fleur Maxwell (born 1988) a Luxembourgian figure skater, competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Politics
- Nicolas Biever (1894–1965) a Luxembourgian politician
- Nicolas Estgen (1930–2019) a retired Luxembourgish politician
- Bernard Berg (1931–2019) a Luxembourgish politician and trade unionist
- Colette Flesch (born 1937) a Luxembourgish politician and former fencer, competed at the 1960 , 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics
- Erna Hennicot-Schoepges (born 1941) a Luxembourgish politician
- Mars Di Bartolomeo (born 1952) a Luxembourgish politician
- Alex Bodry (born 1958) a politician from Luxembourg.
- Lydia Mutsch (born 1961) a Luxembourgish politician
- Etienne Schneider (born 1971) a Luxembourg politician and economist, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy.
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
References
- ↑ Manuel D'Histoire Nationale 7e édition p. 161 par Nicolas Margue et Joseph Meyers, 1966
- ↑ "Population par canton et commune" . statistiques.public.lu . Archived from the original on 2016-09-12 . Retrieved 11 January 2022 .
- ↑ "Dominique Lang (1874-1919)" Archived 2010-09-29 at the Wayback Machine , Centre de Documentation sur les Migrations Humaines . (in French) Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ↑ "Villes jumelées" (in French). Dudelange . Retrieved 2019-09-02 .
External links
- Media related to Dudelange at Wikimedia Commons
- Commune of Dudelange official website
- Miscellaneous links
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