Sandweiler

Sandweiler
Sandweiler; Sandweiler
	Commune
	Sandweiler and Findel
	Coat of arms
	Map of Luxembourg with Sandweiler highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
	Coordinates: 49.6167°N 6.2167°E
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Luxembourg
Area
• Total	7.73 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Area rank	98th of 102
Highest elevation	383 m (1,257 ft)
• Rank	67th of 102
Lowest elevation	294 m (965 ft)
• Rank	91st of 102
Population (2018)
• Total	3,642
• Rank	47th of 102
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
• Density rank	18th of 102
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2	LU0000306
Website	sandweiler.lu

Sandweiler is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Luxembourg City.

As of 2005, the town of Sandweiler, which lies in the south-west of the commune, has a population of 3,450. Other settlements within the commune include Findel.

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.

Economy

Two airline companies, Luxair and Cargolux, have their head offices on the grounds of Luxembourg Findel Airport in Sandweiler.[1][2][3]

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References

"Luxair S.A. Notes to the accounts." 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.

External links

Media related to Sandweiler at Wikimedia Commons
(in French) Commune of Sandweiler official website

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[1] "Luxair S.A. Notes to the accounts." paperJam. Retrieved on 2 November 2009.

[FI-2] "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 108.

[3] "Network & Offices Luxembourg Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine." Cargolux. Retrieved on 15 May 2010.