Sandweiler
Sandweiler
Sandweiler | |
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Sandweiler and Findel | |
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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 (2024) | |
• Total | 3,874 |
| • Rank | 47th of 100 |
| • Density | 500/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 |
Sandweiler (German pronunciation: [ˈzantˌvaɪlɐ]; Luxembourgish pronunciation: [ˈzɑntvɑɪ̯lɐ] ⓘ) 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. 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.