| Dudelange | |||
| Native Name: | | ||
| Native Name Lang: | lb | ||
| Settlement Type: | Commune | ||
| Mapsize: | 200px | ||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: |  Luxembourg | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Canton | ||
| Subdivision Name1: | Esch-sur-Alzette | ||
| Leader Party: | LSAP | ||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
| Leader Name: | Dan Biancalana | ||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||
| Area Rank: | of 100 | ||
| Elevation Max Rank: | of 100 | ||
| Elevation Min Rank: | of 100 | ||
| Population Rank: | of 100 | ||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
| Population Density Rank: | of 100 | ||
| Timezone1: | CET | ||
| Utc Offset1: | +1 | ||
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST | ||
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 | ||
| Blank Name Sec1: | LAU 2 | ||
| Blank Info Sec1: | LU0000203 | ||
| Website: | dudelange.lu | ||
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| Footnotes: | Click on the map for a fullscreen view | ||
Dudelange (pronounced as /fr/; lb|Diddeleng in Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch pronounced as /ˈdidəleŋ/; de|Düdelingen pronounced as /de/) is a commune with town status in southern Luxembourg. It is the 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.[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 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
On the 14 February 2017 the Dudelange 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.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Luxembourg. Dudelange is twinned with:[4]
Berane, Montenegro
Feltre, Italy
Lębork (until 1945 Lauenburg), Poland
Manom, France