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°37′00″N 6°13′00″E / 49.6167°N 6.2167°E / 49.6167; 6.2167Coordinates: 49°37′00″N 6°13′00″E / 49.6167°N 6.2167°E / 49.6167; 6.2167
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Luxembourg
Government
• Mayor	Simone Massard-Stitz
Area
• Total	7.73 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Area rank	101st of 105
Highest elevation	383 m (1,257 ft)
• Rank	68th of 105
Lowest elevation	294 m (965 ft)
• Rank	94th of 105
Population (2014)
• Total	3,405
• Rank	43rd of 105
• Density	440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
• Density rank	17th of 105
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
LAU 2	LU00011006
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^[update], 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-Findel International 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.

Traffic is a big problem for the commune, since it is on a main road with Germany, and many commuters cause traffic jams in the morning. The traffic problems have been made worse by the provision of bus lanes, which have reduced the available space for automobiles.

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

DuPont Teijin Films has its headquarters in Sandweiler commune.