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Sandweiler (Luxembourgish pronunciation: [ˈzɑntvɑɪlɐ] ) is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Luxembourg City.
Sandweiler
Sandweiler | |
|---|---|
 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 | |
| Country |  Luxembourg |
| Canton | Luxembourg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jacqueline Breuer |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.73 km2 (2.98 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 98th of 100 |
| Highest elevation | 383 m (1,257 ft) |
| • Rank | 67th of 100 |
| Lowest elevation | 294 m (965 ft) |
| • Rank | 91st of 100 |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 3,751 |
| • Rank | 47th of 100 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 18th of 100 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| LAU 2 | LU0000306 |
| Website | sandweiler.lu |
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
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Economy
editTwo 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
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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.
Notable people
edit- Brian Molko, American-British-Belgian singer, member of Placebo
References
edit- ^ "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.
- ^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Luxair S.A. Notes to the accounts Archived 2008-11-15 at the Wayback Machine." paperJam. Retrieved on 2 November 2009.
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 108.
- ^ "Network & Offices Luxembourg Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine." Cargolux. Retrieved on 15 May 2010.
- ^ "German Cemetery Sandweiler".
External links
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Media related to Sandweiler at Wikimedia Commons- (in French) Commune of Sandweiler official website
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