Oberwampach () is a village in the
commune of
Wincrange
Wincrange (, ) 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 of Asselborn, Boevange, H ...
, in northern
Luxembourg
Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...
. , the village had a population of 263.
Oberwampach was a commune in the
canton of
Clervaux
Clervaux (; or locally ; ) is a commune and town in northern Luxembourg, situated in the canton of the same name.
The town's arms, granted in 1896, show three blackbirds on a gold ground in the chief of a red shield, as a variation of the a ...
until 1 January 1978, when it was merged with the communes of
Asselborn,
Boevange, and
Hachiville 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 or Unternehmen Die Wacht am Rhein, Wacht am Rhein, was the last major German Offensive (military), offensive Military campaign, campaign on the Western Front (World War II), Western ...
, 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 was born in Oberwampach circa 1625.
Footnotes
Villages in Luxembourg
Wincrange
Former communes of Luxembourg
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