Pétange
Pétange (French pronunciation: [petɑ̃ʒ]; Luxembourgish: Péiteng [ˈpəɪteŋ] ⓘ; German: Petingen [ˈpeːtɪŋən]) is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg.The town's importance grew greatly in the late nineteenth century, thanks to the booming iron-mining and steel industries.On 9 September 1944, Pétange became the first commune in the country to be liberated by Allied soldiers at the end of the German occupation in the Second World War.Pétange is situated at the west end of the Red Lands: iron-rich sedimentary rocks that form the far south and south-west of Luxembourg.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 Fond de Gras heritage railway and museum recreate the conditions of the Red Lands in the year 1900, at the height of their growth and development.
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