Sanem
Sanem is a village in Sanem, Esch-sur-Alzette and has about 2,790 residents. Sanem is situated nearby to the locality Cité Schmiedenacht, as well as near Gréiwenholz.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 2,790 residents
- Description: settlement in Luxembourg
- Postal codes: L-4985, L-4986, L-4987, L-4988, L-4989, L-4990, L-4991, L-4992, and L-4993
Places of Interest
Highlights include Église Sainte Catherine Sanem and Sanem Castle.
Église Sainte Catherine Sanem
Church
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Église Sainte Catherine Sanem is a church.
Sanem Castle
Castle
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Sanem Castle, located in the village of Sanem near Esch-sur-Alzette in south-western Luxembourg has a history dating back to the 13th century. Today's building was completed in 1557 after the medieval castle had been partly destroyed.
Centre pénitentiaire d’Uerschterhaff
Prison
Photo: GilPe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Centre pénitentiaire d’Uerschterhaff is a prison.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bascharage and Niederkorn.
Bascharage
Village
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Bascharage is a town and a former commune in south-western Luxembourg. Since 2012, it is part of the commune of Käerjeng. Bascharage is situated 3 km north of Sanem.
Niederkorn
Village
Photo: Jwh, CC BY-SA 3.0 lu.
Niederkorn is a town in the commune of Differdange, in south-western Luxembourg, on the Chiers river, from which it takes its name. As of 2025, the town has a population of 8,183. Niederkorn is situated 3 km southwest of Sanem.
Soleuvre
Village
Soleuvre is a town in the commune of Sanem, in the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette in south-western Luxembourg. As of 2025, the town has a population of 6,472. Soleuvre is situated 3 km south of Sanem.
Sanem
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Sanem, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
49.5476° or 49° 32′ 51″ northLongitude
5.92727° or 5° 55′ 38″ eastPopulation
2,790Elevation
303 metres (994 feet)United Nations Location Code
LU SANOpen location code
8FX7GWXG+2WOpenStreetMap ID
node 266014538OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Sanem” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sanem”
- Dutch: “Sanem”
- French: “Sanem”
- German: “Sanem”
- German: “Sassenheim”
- Irish: “Sanem”
- Lithuanian: “Sanemas”
- Luxembourgish: “Sanem”
- Luxembourgish: “Suessem”
- Polish: “Sanem”
- Portuguese: “Sanem”
- Swedish: “Sanem”
- Turkish: “Sanem”
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