Oberwampach ( lb, Uewerwampech) is a village in the

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

Wincrange Wincrange ( lb, Wëntger, german: Wintger) is a commune and village in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Clervaux. The commune is the largest in Luxembourg by geographic area. Wincrange was formed on 1 January 1978 from the former communes o ...

, in northern

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. , the village had a population of 172. Oberwampach was a commune in the canton of

Clervaux Clervaux (; lb, Clierf or (locally) ; german: Clerf) is a commune and town in northern Luxembourg, administrative capital of the canton of Clervaux. The town's arms, granted in 1896, show three blackbirds on a gold ground in the chief of a red ...

until 1 January 1978, when it was merged with the communes of

Asselborn Asselborn ( lb, Aasselbuer) is a small town in the commune of Wincrange, in northern Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 387. Asselborn was a commune in the canton of Clervaux until 1 January 1978, when it was merged with the communes of ...

Boevange Boevange ( lb, Béigen, german: Böwingen) is a village in the commune of Wincrange, in northern Luxembourg. , the village had a population of 117. Boevange was a commune in the canton of Clervaux until 1 January 1978, when it was merged with ...

, and

Hachiville Hachiville ( lb, Helzen, de , Helzingen) is a village in the commune of Wincrange, in northern Luxembourg. , the village has a population of 181. Hachiville was a commune in the canton of Clervaux until 1 January 1978, when it was merged with ...

to form the new commune of Wincrange. The law creating Wincrange was passed on 31 October 1977. During the

Battle of the Bulge The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive, was the last major German offensive (military), offensive military campaign, campaign on the Western Front (World War II), Western Front during World War II. The battle lasted fr ...

, Oberwampach was the stage of a fierce battle between German and American troops in January 1945.

Former commune

The former commune consisted of the villages: * Allerborn * Brachtenbach * Derenbach * Niederwampach * Schimpach * Oberwampach * Birkenhof (lieu-dit) * Buschweg (lieu-dit) * Schimpach-Station (lieu-dit)

People

Soldier and military engineer

Johan Caspar von Cicignon Johan Caspar von Cicignon (c. 1625 - 12 December 1696) was a Luxembourg-born soldier and military engineer who spent most of his career in the service of Denmark–Norway. He is most associated with the reconstruction of Trondheim, Norway after th ...

was born in Oberwampach circa 1625.

Footnotes

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