Dudelange
Dudelange is a commune with town status in southern Luxembourg. It is the List of [communes of Luxembourg by population|fourth-most populous commune], with 22,043 inhabitants. Dudelange is situated close to the border with France.
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 , 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 the Dudelange train collision happened here.
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, Impressionist painter
- Jean Hengen, prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, Bishop of Luxembourg, 1971-1990
- Pierre Cao a Luxembourgish composer and conductor
- Germaine Goetzinger a Luxembourgish writer, historian, educator and feminist
- Jean Back a Luxembourgish writer, photographer and civil servant
- Roland Bombardella, soldier and retired sprinter, competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics
Politics
- Nicolas Biever a Luxembourgish politician
- Bernard Berg a Luxembourgish politician and trade unionist
- Colette Flesch, politician and former fencer, competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics
- Erna Hennicot-Schoepges a Luxembourgish politician
- Mars Di Bartolomeo a Luxembourgish politician
- Alex Bodry a politician from Luxembourg.
- Lydia Mutsch a Luxembourgish politician
- Josée Lorsché, Green member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2011
- Etienne Schneider a Luxembourgish politician and economist, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy.
Sport
- Jos Romersa a Luxembourgish gymnast who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Camille Libar a football player and manager from Luxembourg
- Bruno Mattiussi a Luxembourgish boxer, competed at light middleweight at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Fred Stürmer a Luxembourgish boxer, competed in the middleweight at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Jean Schmit, cyclist, competed in events at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Robert Schiel a Luxembourgish fencer, competed at the 1960, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics
- Roger Gilson, cyclist, competed in the individual road race at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- René Peters, footballer, former captain of the national team and played 91 games for them
- Kari Peters a Luxembourgish cross-country skier, competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Ben Gastauer, professional cyclist
- Fleur Maxwell a Luxembourgish figure skater, competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics