Findel is a village in the commune of

Sandweiler Sandweiler (; ) is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is located 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 ...

, in southern

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. , the village had a population of 76. Findel is dominated by

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, the only

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in Luxembourg. It was at Findel that Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg returned to the country after its liberation at the end of

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Climate

Between 8 and 12 August 2003, during the

2003 European heat wave The 2003 European heat wave saw the hottest summer recorded in Europe since at least 1540. France was hit especially hard. The heat wave led to health crises in several countries and combined with drought to create a crop shortfall in parts of S ...

, a temperature of was recorded in Findel, the highest in Luxembourg since records began in 1947.

References

Sandweiler Villages in Luxembourg {{Luxembourgcanton-geo-stub