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°ECoordinates: 49°29′00″N 6°05′00″E / 49.4833°N 6.0833°E
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Esch-sur-Alzette
Government
• Mayor	Dan Biancalana
Area
• Total	21.38 km^2 (8.25 sq mi)
Area rank	50 of 105
Highest elevation	435 m (1,427 ft)
• Rank	26th of 105
Lowest elevation	256 m (840 ft)
• Rank	63rd of 105
Population (2014)
• Total	19,421
• Rank	4th of 105
• Density	910/km^2 (2,400/sq mi)
• Density rank	7th of 105
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
LAU 2	LU00010003
Website	dudelange.lu

Dudelange (pronounced: [dyd.lɑ̃ʒ]; Luxembourgish: Diddeleng, 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 to 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 St. 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 the audiovisual and photographic heritage of Luxembourg.

Dudelange is home to the most successful Luxembourg football club in recent history. F91 Dudelange won nine national titles in the period 2000 to 2011.

International relations

Twin towns and sister cities

Dudelange is twinned with:

• Lauenburg, Germany
• Lębork, Poland
• Manom, France
• Berane, Montenegro
• Feltre, Italy

Notable people

• Ben Gastauer (Born 1987), professional cyclist
• Erna Hennicot-Schoepges
• Dominique Lang (1874–1919), Impressionist painter^[1]

See also

• List of mayors of Dudelange

References

1. "Dominique Lang (1874-1919)", Centre de Documentation sur les Migrations Humaines. (French) Retrieved 22 January 2011.

External links

• Media related to Dudelange at Wikimedia Commons
• Commune of Dudelange official website
• Miscellaneous links