Differdange
Differdange ( Luxembourgish Déifferdeng locally Déifferdang, French Differdange) is a city and a municipality in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It belongs to the canton of Esch -sur-Alzette. The city is located in the south of Luxembourg at the border with Belgium and France. Differdange is by the cities of Luxembourg and Esch -sur-Alzette, the third largest municipality in the country and has as a foreigner Esch share of over 50 percent.
The city is known mainly for its steel industry - Differdange is in the construction industry is a synonym for medium steel beams.
- 5.1 Fond-de -Gras
- 5.2 Giele Botter
Composition of the community
Differdange consists of the following villages:
- (Old) Differdange
- Upper grain
- Niederkorn
- Lasauvage
- Fond-de -Gras
History
With the discovery of iron ore deposits and the associated iron and steel industry began to Differdange and the entire Minette region in the second half of the 19th century, the industrial boom. Initially, in mines, and later in the open pit, the Minette was mined and processed in the cottages. With the new jobs created, the population of the community grew rapidly. Initially, the workers from Luxembourg ( mainly from the Ösling ) came, but after a short time you had on workers from abroad to fall back. This came at the beginning of neighboring countries, later mainly from Portugal and Italy.
After the steel crisis of the 1970s, production was scaled back and many workers had to be laid off. Although the situation has improved in recent years, the Minette communities have to suffer to this day from the effects of the crisis.
In Differdange is a former blast furnace of Hadir, then since 1967 ARBED. This is where the world famous Grey carriers are rolled. Today it is operated by ArcelorMittal as electric steel plant.
As Differdingen steel beams are called mid-profile (IPE - shape steel beam ).
General strike from August 31, 1942
Every year commemorate the employees of ProfilArbed work colleagues who were shot under martial law as a result of the strike from August 31, 1942 on 2 September of the same year by the Nazis by a ceremony is held in front of the plaque. The Musée national de la résistance in Esch the events at that time are documented.
Church of Differdange
The church of Notre Dame de douleurs was built in 1954 and consecrated in 1955. The church organ was built by the Uergelmanufaktur George West fields.
On 18 June 2010 the access was forbidden for church building, because it was no longer grant its stability. The major construction sites on both sides of the church were the foundations of the church so damaged that demolition was decided in 2012 and partially carried out. On November 6, 2013, the City Council adopted unanimously the complete demolition of the remaining part of the building and also proposed to build a playground on the vacated position and a chapel where the last church tower had stood.
Mayor
Educational institution
Since 1968, a branch of Miami University is located in Differdange Castle.
Attractions
Fond-de -Gras
Fond-de -Gras is a disused iron ore transfer station and is now part of the cultural inventory of Luxembourg. The former railway tracks and railway constructions are used today by the Heritage Railways " Train 1900 " and " Minièresbunn ". You can see there is also a former generator hall Hollerech, an old mill and a historic general store.
Giele Botter
The Giele Botter ( " Yellow Butter" ) is a former mining area, was mined on the 1960-1977 iron ore. Since 1991 the whole area forms around the disused opencast a nature reserve, the so-called Réserve Naturelle Prënzebierg.
Twinning
- Germany Ahlen, North Rhine -Westphalia, Germany
- Portugal Chaves, Portugal
- Fiuminata Italy, Marche
- France Longwy, Lorraine
- Belgium Waterloo, Walloon Brabant, Belgium
Sons and daughters of the town
- Marcelle Lentz- Cornette (1927-2008), politician
- Paul Katow (1949-2008), author
- Léa Linster ( b. 1955 ), cook