Dudelange | |
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 The town hall | |
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| Coordinates:49°29′00″N6°05′00″E / 49.4833°N 6.0833°E /49.4833; 6.0833 | |
| Country |  Luxembourg |
| Canton | Esch-sur-Alzette |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dan Biancalana (LSAP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.38 km2 (8.25 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 51st of 100 |
| Highest elevation | 435 m (1,427 ft) |
| • Rank | 26th of 100 |
| Lowest elevation | 256 m (840 ft) |
| • Rank | 60th of 100 |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 22,203 |
| • Rank | 4th of 100 |
| • Density | 1,038/km2 (2,690/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 7th of 100 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| LAU 2 | LU0000203 |
| Website | dudelange.lu |
Dudelange (French:[dyd(ə)lɑ̃ʒ];Luxembourgish:Diddeleng[ˈdidəleŋ]ⓘ;German:Düdelingen[ˈdyːdəlɪŋən]) is acommune withtown status in southernLuxembourg. It is thefourth-most populous commune, with 22,043 inhabitants. Dudelange is situated close to the border withFrance.
The commune also includes the smaller town ofBudersberg, to the north-west. TheMont Saint-Jean, close toBudersberg, hosts the ruins of a medieval castle. In 1794 theFrench 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 theARBED steel company, later merged intoArcelorMittal, stood for Dudelange. As well as theDudelange Radio Tower, anFM radio andtelevisiontransmitter, it is also the site of theCentre 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.
On 14 February 2017 theDudelange train collision happened here.
Dudelange is home to Luxembourg's most successful football club in recent times.F91 Dudelange won nine national titles between 2000 and 2011.
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