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Commune in Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Sandweiler

Sandweiler

Commune

Sandweiler and Findel

Coat of arms

Map of Luxembourg with Sandweiler highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red

Coordinates: 49°37′00″N 6°13′00″E﻿ / ﻿49.6167°N 6.2167°E﻿ / 49.6167; 6.2167
Country|  Luxembourg
Canton| Luxembourg
Area

• Total| 7.73 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
• Rank| 98th of 102
Highest elevation

| 383 m (1,257 ft)
• Rank| 67th of 102
Lowest elevation

| 294 m (965 ft)
• Rank| 91st  of 102
Population

(2023)

• Total| 3,751
• Rank| 47th of 102
• Density| 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
• Rank| 18th of 102
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2| LU0000306
Website| sandweiler.lu

Sandweiler (Luxembourgish pronunciation: [ˈzɑntvɑɪlɐ] ⓘ) is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Luxembourg City.

As of 2024, the town of Sandweiler, which lies in the south-west of the commune, has a population of 3721.[1] Other settlements within the commune include Findel and Birelerhaff.

The commune is dominated by Luxembourg Airport, Luxembourg's only international airport and the fifth-busiest cargo airport in Europe, which lies to the north and west of the town of Sandweiler. It is also home to the Sandweiler German war cemetery. The commune is surrounded by forests.

## Population[edit]

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## Economy[edit]

Two airline companies, Luxair and Cargolux, have their head offices on the grounds of Luxembourg Findel Airport in Sandweiler.[3][4][5]

DuPont Teijin Films has its headquarters in Sandweiler commune.

A small retail zone can be found Op der Hokaul in the west of the town Sandweiler.

## Places of interest[edit]

The Sandweiler German war cemetery contains the remnants of around 10900 German servicemen fallen in the Battle of the Bulge.[6] It is over 1 km from the more widely known Luxembourg American Cemetery in Hamm.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.
2. ^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
3. ^ "Luxair S.A. Notes to the accounts." paperJam. Retrieved on 2 November 2009.
4. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 108.
5. ^ "Network & Offices Luxembourg Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine." Cargolux. Retrieved on 15 May 2010.
6. ^ https://www.visitluxembourg.com/en/place/misc/german-cemetery-sandweiler

## External links[edit]

* Luxembourg portal

* Media related to Sandweiler at Wikimedia Commons
* (in French) Commune of Sandweiler official website

Places adjacent to Sandweiler

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