Pétange
Pétange
Péiteng | ||
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Esch-sur-Alzette | ||
Government | ||
• Mayor | Jean-Marie Halsdorf (CSV) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 11.93 km2 (4.61 sq mi) | |
• Rank | 91st of 100 | |
Highest elevation | 397 m (1,302 ft) | |
• Rank | 53rd of 100 | |
Lowest elevation | 260 m (850 ft) | |
• Rank | 63rd of 100 | |
Population (2023) | ||
• Total | 20,563 | |
• Rank | LAU 2 LU0000209 | |
Website | petange.lu |
Pétange (French pronunciation:
As of 2024[update], the town of Pétange, which lies in the north of the commune, has a population of 9,910.
History
The modern settlement of Pétange was first mentioned in 938 by the name 'Perdgitten'. Six centuries later, Pétange had still not acquired much prominence; in 1536, it was home to only about 25 people.
In 1601, the boundary between Luxembourg and the Duchy of Lorraine was definitively demarcated for the first time. The modern commune was divided between the two, with the town of Pétange going to Luxembourg, but the towns of Rodange and Lamadelaine, which are further to the south, lying on the Lorrainian side of the border.
When, in 1795, Luxembourg was annexed into
The town's importance grew greatly in the late nineteenth century, thanks to the booming
On 9 September 1944, Pétange became the first commune in the country to be liberated by
On August 9, 2019, a high-end F2 multiple-vortex tornado hit the town; this is a rare occurrence in Luxembourg. 19 people were injured, two seriously, and over 160 buildings were destroyed. The tornado reached windspeed between 200 and 250 km/h, suggesting F3 intensity. Many roofs were completely torn off, some of which landed on houses and vehicles. Large mast were also downed. The tornado traveled 14 km (8.6 miles) in total across a widespread area.[2][3][4]
Geography
The commune lies in the extreme south-west of Luxembourg, bordering both the
The commune is only 12 square kilometres (5 sq mi) in area, one of the smallest in Luxembourg, but is the site of three significant towns. The town of Pétange itself has a population of 6,909, but, despite being the seventh-largest town in Grand Duchy, accounts for under half of the population of the commune. Rodange, in the south-west of the commune, is home to 4,505 people, whilst Lamadelaine, in the south of the commune, has a population of 2,335.
Population
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Attractions
The south of the commune is home to
Pétange is the home of the Grand-Duchy's largest pre-Lenten Karneval celebration. Annually hosting a calvalacade with roughly 1200 participants and thousand of participants, the official name is Karneval Gemeng Péiteng or Kagepe (the initials in Luxembourgish are pronounced Ka, Ge and Pe).
The
Pétange has a
Sports
- Union Titus Pétange - football club.
Notable people
- Michel Rasquin (1899–1958), a Luxembourgish journalist, politician and European Commissioner
- Germaine Simon (1921 in Paris – 2012), a Luxembourgish physician and writer, went to local primary school
- Michel Scheuer (1927 in Rodange – 2015), a West German sprint canoeist, gold and bronze medallist at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Germaine Damar (born 1929), a Luxembourgish actress and dancer.
- Charles Kohl (1929 in Rodange - 2016), a sculptor, painter and lecturer
- Jean-Marie Halsdorf (born 1957 in Luxembourg City), a Luxembourgish politician & Minister for Defence; became Mayor of Pétange in 2000.
- Pol Cruchten (1963–2019), a Luxembourgish film director and producer.
- Claude Meisch (born 1971), a Luxembourgish politician, Minister of National Education since 2013
- Tessy Antony de Nassau (born 1985), a Luxembourgish businesswoman and non-profit executive; former Royal: went to a local technical high school
Twin towns — sister cities
Pétange is
- Maribor, Slovenia
- Schiffweiler, Germany
- Schio, Italy
See also
References
- ^ "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.
- ^ "Tornado leaves trail of destruction in Luxembourg | DW | 10.08.2019". Deutsche Welle.
- ^ "Petange, Bascharage, 09.08.2019".
- ^ "Pictures and videos: One year ago: Tornado caused havoc in Pétange and Bascharage".
- ^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Villes jumelées" (in French). Pétange. Retrieved 2019-09-02.