Sandweiler (; ) is a commune and town in southern

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 ...

. It is located east of

Luxembourg City Luxembourg (; ; ), also known as Luxembourg City ( or ; ; or ), is the capital city of Luxembourg and the Communes of Luxembourg, country's most populous commune. Standing at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse rivers in southern Luxe ...

. As of 2024, the town of Sandweiler, which lies in the south-west of the commune, has a population of 3721. Other settlements within the commune include Findel and Birelerhaff. The commune is dominated by

Luxembourg Airport Luxembourg Airport serves as the principal airport of Luxembourg and the sole international airport within the country. Formerly known as Luxembourg Findel Airport (French: Aéroport de Luxembourg-Findel) due to its location in the Findel are ...

, Luxembourg's only

international airport An international airport is an airport with customs and border control facilities enabling passengers to travel between countries. International airports are usually larger than domestic airports, and feature longer runways and have faciliti ...

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

Economy

Two airline companies,

Luxair Luxair, legally , is a flag carrier of Luxembourg with its headquarters in Munsbach, Luxembourg, and Airline hub, hub at Luxembourg Airport. It operates scheduled services to destinations in Europe, North Africa, the Mediterranean and the Middle ...

and

Cargolux Cargolux, officially known as ''Cargolux Airlines International S.A.'', is the flag carrier cargo airline of Luxembourg with its headquarters and hub at Luxembourg Airport. With a global network, it is among the largest scheduled all-cargo airl ...

, have their head offices on the grounds of Luxembourg Findel Airport in Sandweiler. 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

The Sandweiler German war cemetery contains the remnants of around 10900 German servicemen fallen in the

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. It is over 1 km from the more widely known Luxembourg American Cemetery in Hamm.

Notable people

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- American singer, member of

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, grew up in Sandweiler

References

External links

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Commune of Sandweiler official website
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