Dudelange

Dudelange 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.
, 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.
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.
Population
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
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
Josée Lorsché (born 1961), Green member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2011
Etienne Schneider (born 1971) a Luxembourg politician and economist, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy.
Twin towns – sister cities
Dudelange is twinned with:
Arganil, Portugal
Berane, Montenegro
Feltre, Italy
Lauenburg, Germany
Lębork, Poland
Manom, France
See also
List of mayors of Dudelange
References
External links
Commune of Dudelange official website
Miscellaneous links
Cities in Luxembourg
Communes in Esch-sur-Alzette (canton)
Towns in Luxembourg