Sandweiler () is a

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and town in southern

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. It is located east of

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

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, Luxembourg's only

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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 Sandweiler German war cemetery is a World War II cemetery in Sandweiler, in southern Luxembourg. It contains the graves of 10,913 German servicemen from the Battle of the Bulge in winter 1944 and spring 1945. Of these, 5,599 were buried by ...

. The commune is surrounded by forests.

Population

Economy

Two airline companies, Luxair and

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, have their head offices on the grounds of

Luxembourg Findel Airport Luxembourg Airport is the main airport in Luxembourg. Previously called ''Luxembourg Findel Airport'' due to its location at Findel, it is Luxembourg's only international airport and is the only airport in the country with a paved runway. It ...

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

contains the remnants of around 10900 German servicemen fallen in the

Battle of the Bulge The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive, was the last major German offensive (military), offensive military campaign, campaign on the Western Front (World War II), Western Front during World War II. The battle lasted fr ...

.https://www.visitluxembourg.com/en/place/misc/german-cemetery-sandweiler It is over 1 km from the more widely known Luxembourg American Cemetery in

Hamm Hamm (, Latin: ''Hammona'') is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northeastern part of the Ruhr area. As of 2016 its population was 179,397. The city is situated between the A1 motorway and A2 motorway. Hamm railwa ...

References

External links

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Commune of Sandweiler official website
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