Sources
open directory project
Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.
Submit a site - Become an editor
Wikipedia. Licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Are you an expert in this subject? Join the discussion and share your knowledge at Wikipedia.org.
Dudelange
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
 |
|||
| District | Luxembourg | |||
| Canton | Esch-sur-Alzette | |||
| LAU 2 | LU00010003 | |||
| Geography | ||||
| Area Area rank |
21.38 km² 49th of 116 |
|||
| Highest point Highest point rank |
435 m 33rd of 116 |
|||
| Lowest point Lowest point rank |
256 m =67th of 116 |
|||
| Population | ||||
| Population (2005) Population rank |
17,618 4th of 116 |
|||
| Density (2005) Density rank |
824.0 /km² 7th of 116 |
|||
| List of communes of Luxembourg | ||||
Dudelange (Luxembourgish: Diddeleng, German: Düdelingen) is a commune with city status in southern Luxembourg. It is the fourth most populous commune, with over 17,000 inhabitants. Dudelange is situated close to the border to France
As of 2005, the town of Dudelange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 17,320. Other towns within the commune include Budersberg and Burange. 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 3 villages and a steel mill in 1900. The D in the name of the ARBED steel company stood for Dudelange. It is also the site of an FM radio and television transmitter.
| Communes of Esch-sur-Alzette | |
|---|---|
| Bettembourg | Differdange | Dudelange | Esch-sur-Alzette | Frisange | Kayl | Leudelange | Mondercange | Pétange | Reckange-sur-Mess | Roeser | Rumelange | Sanem | Schifflange | |
 |
This Luxembourg location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |