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Rodemack
Fortified Lorraine village dubbed the 'Little Carcassonne', minutes from the Luxembourg border, with 700 m of intact medieval ramparts, a massive gate tower and flower-lined lanes.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Dudelange
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg · Europe
About Dudelange
Dudelange works well as a base: 5 minutes from Kayl, 15km from Chemin de la Corniche.
Dudelange is in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, with about 18,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Kayl, about 4 km away.
Dudelange (French: [dyd(ə)lɑ̃ʒ]; Luxembourgish: Diddeleng [ˈdidəleŋ] ; German: Düdelingen [ˈdyːdəlɪŋən]) is a commune with city 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 smallerRead more
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 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 14 February 2017 the Dudelange train collision happened here.
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What is there to see near Dudelange?
Within an hour or so of Dudelange: Rodemack (11 km), Luxembourg City Old Town (15 km), Bock Casemates (15 km), Chemin de la Corniche (15 km).
Are there any good drives near Dudelange?
The nearest famous roads are Route du Vin, Voie Sacrée and Baraque de Fraiture.
Where is Dudelange?
Dudelange is in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, about 4 km from Kayl.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 18,013
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Luxembourg
- Region
- Esch-sur-Alzette
- Timezone
- Europe/Luxembourg
- Coordinates
- 49.4806, 6.0875
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Worth the detour from Dudelange
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Luxembourg City Old Town
A dramatic fortress capital perched on cliffs above gorges, its UNESCO ramparts and casemates carved into the rock.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Bock Casemates
A honeycomb of cannon tunnels bored through the Bock promontory, the cradle of Luxembourg City's clifftop fortress.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Chemin de la Corniche
Rampart walkway along Luxembourg City's old walls, described as Europe's most beautiful balcony, overlooking the Grund quarter.
15 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg
Late Gothic cathedral in Luxembourg City with Renaissance detailing and the crypt tombs of the grand ducal family.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge
Luxembourg City's striking 'Red Bridge', a scarlet steel span soaring 74 m above the Alzette valley to link the old town with the Kirchberg European quarter.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial
American military cemetery at Hamm holding over 5,000 graves including General Patton's, with visitor parking off the access road.
16 km · about 20 min drive
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Minett Park Fond-de-Gras
Open-air industrial heritage park in Luxembourg's red-earth iron country, where the 1900 steam train and the Minièresbunn mine railway still run through ore tunnels to the preserved mining village of Lasauvage (season May-September).
18 km · about 20 min drive
Driving roads near Dudelange
- Right hereChemin de la CornicheRampart walkway along Luxembourg City's old walls, described as Europe's most beautiful balcony, overlooking the Grund quarter.
- 16 kmGrand Duchess Charlotte BridgeLuxembourg City's striking 'Red Bridge', a scarlet steel span soaring 74 m above the Alzette valley to link the old town with the Kirchberg European quarter.
- 21 kmRoute du VinWine road running about 42 kilometres along the Moselle from Schengen to Wasserbillig, linking terraced vineyards and riverside villages.
- 33 kmSaarschleifeFrom the Cloef viewpoint and treetop walk, the Saar River carves a spectacular horseshoe through forested hills.
- 34 kmLuxembourg Moselle ValleyTerraced Riesling vineyards line the gentle Moselle, a string of wine villages on a slow scenic river drive.
- 77 kmVoie SacréeThe 'Sacred Way' from Bar-le-Duc to Verdun, the lifeline road that supplied the 1916 battle with a truck every 14 seconds. Milestones topped with poilu helmets line the route through Souilly.
Driving in Luxembourg
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.55/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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