Bigonville History

Bigonville (Luxembourgish: Bungerëf, German: Bondorf) is a small town in the municipality of Rambrouch, in western Luxembourg. The town has a population of 558.

Important Roman road installations connected Bigonville to the Roman Empire. The origin of the village may have started with Roman buildings and installations. After the decline of the Roman Empire, the village changed authorities several times. A castle was built and the village was ruled by the local dignitaries. Bigonville first appeared in official documents in 1300.

The French Revolution ended the reign of the Lords of Bigonville. The French state system was installed in Luxembourg, creating cantons, districts and municipalities / communes. 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.

Lokalarchiv

Eine aussergewöhnliche Möglichkeit, in die Vergangenheit von Bigonville, Bungerëf, einzutauchen bieten die Festbroschüren der verschiedenen Lokalvereine. Diese Veröffentlichungen stehen unter der Adresse https://bigonville.info/lokalarchiv.php als PDF in digitaler Form zur Verfügung.

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