Oberwampach | |
Native Name: | Uewerwampech |
Settlement Type: | Former commune of Luxembourg |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Luxembourg |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Diekirch |
Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
Subdivision Name2: | Clervaux |
Established Title: | Created |
Established Date: | Original commune |
Extinct Title: | Abolished |
Extinct Date: | 1 January 1978 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Currently |
Blank Info Sec1: | Part of Wincrange |
Oberwampach (lb|Uewerwampech) is a village in the commune of Wincrange, in northern Luxembourg., the village had a population of 263.[1]
Oberwampach was a commune in the canton of Clervaux until 1 January 1978, when it was merged with the communes of Asselborn, Boevange, and Hachiville to form the new commune of Wincrange. The law creating Wincrange was passed on 31 October 1977.[2]
During the Battle of the Bulge, Oberwampach was the stage of a fierce battle between German and American troops in January 1945.[3]
The former commune consisted of the villages:
Soldier and military engineer Johan Caspar von Cicignon was born in Oberwampach circa 1625.