Bigonville

Bigonville
Bungeref
Former commune of Luxembourg
Interactive map of Bigonville
CountryLuxembourg
DistrictDiekirch
CantonRedange
CreatedOriginal commune
Abolished1 January 1979
CurrentlyPart of Rambrouch

Bigonville (French pronunciation: [biɡɔ̃vil]; Luxembourgish: Bungeref, German: Bondorf) is a small town in the commune of Rambrouch, in western Luxembourg, near the border with Belgium. As of 2025, the town has a population of 572.[1]

Bigonville was a commune in the canton of Redange until 1 January 1979, when it was merged with the communes of Arsdorf, Folschette, and Perlé to form the new commune of Rambrouch. The law creating Rambrouch was passed on 27 July 1978.[2]

On 23 December 1944, as part of the larger Battle of the Bulge, the 4th Armored Division along with supporting elements engage from the south of Bigonville the 5th Fallschirmjäger Division. On 24 December, the 4th Armored Division's 37th Tank Battalion (commanded by then Lieutenant Colonel Creighton Abrams) and 53rd Armored Infantry Battalion enter Bigonville and clear out the Fallschirmjägers. On 25 December, the sector fell under the control of the 26th Infantry Division.[3][4] A memorial exists in Bigonville, honoring the 4th Armored Division.[5]

Bigonville is the home of a professional Quidditch team, the Bigonville Bombers, operating within the fictional Harry Potter universe.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2025-09-30.
  2. ^ "Mémorial A, 1978, No. 46" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-11.
  3. ^ Ries, Guy. "Reports". Bigonville in World War II. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  4. ^ Cole, Hugh M. (1965). "The Ardennes: Battle of the Bulge" (PDF). U.S. Army Center of Military History. pp. 530–532. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Bigonville Liberation". American War Memorials Overseas. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  6. ^ Whisp, Kennilworthy (2001). Quidditch Through the Ages. WhizzHard Books. pp. 31–46. ISBN 1-55192-454-4.
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