Dudelange

Dudelange
Diddeleng
Commune
The town hall

Coat of arms

Map of Luxembourg with Dudelange highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°29′00″N 6°05′00″E / 49.4833°N 6.0833°E / 49.4833; 6.0833Coordinates: 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
 • Mayor Dan Biancalana
Area
 • Total 21.38 km2 (8.25 sq mi)
Area rank 50 of 102
Highest elevation 435 m (1,427 ft)
 • Rank 26th of 102
Lowest elevation 256 m (840 ft)
 • Rank 63rd of 102
Population (2014)
 • Total 19,421
 • Rank 4th of 102
 • Density 910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
 • Density rank 7th of 102
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2 LU00010003
Website dudelange.lu

Dudelange (French pronunciation: ​[dydlɑ̃ʒ]; Luxembourgish: Diddeleng pronounced [ˈdidəleŋ], German: Düdelingen) 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, 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.

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.

Dudelange is home to the Luxembourg's most successful football club in recent times. F91 Dudelange won nine national titles between 2000 and 2011.

International relations

Twin towns and sister cities

Dudelange is twinned with:

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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.
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