Sandweiler

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.

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Commune
Sandweiler and Findel
Coat of arms Brandmark
Map of Luxembourg with Sandweiler highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49.6167°N 6.2167°E / 49.6167; 6.2167
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  (2025)
• 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

As of 2024, the town of Sandweiler, which lies in the south-west of the commune, has a population of 3721.^[1] 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.

Population

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Economy

Two airline companies, Luxair and Cargolux, have their head offices on the grounds of Luxembourg Findel Airport in Sandweiler.^[3][4][5]

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 Battle of the Bulge.^[6] It is over 1 km from the more widely known Luxembourg American Cemetery in Hamm.

Notable people

• Brian Molko, Scottish-American singer, member of Placebo, grew up in Sandweiler