Contern

Contern is a village in Contern, Central Luxembourg and has about 1,600 residents. Contern is situated nearby to the locality Haangels, as well as near Millewee.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Église Sainte-Barbe and Sandweiler-Contern railway station.

Église Sainte-Barbe

Church

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Église Sainte-Barbe is a church.

Sandweiler-Contern railway station

Railway station

Photo: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sandweiler-Contern railway station is a railway station serving the towns of Contern and Sandweiler, in southern Luxembourg. It is operated by Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois, the state-owned railway company.

Église Saint-Donat

Church

Photo: Jwh, CC BY-SA 3.0 lu.

Église Saint-Donat is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Medingen and Moutfort.

Medingen

Village

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Medingen is a village in the commune of Contern, in southern Luxembourg. As of 2025, the village has a population of 127.

Moutfort

Village

Photo: Johnny Chicago, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Moutfort is a village in the commune of Contern, in south-eastern Luxembourg, on both sides of the road from the city of Luxembourg to the German border.

Syren

Village

Photo: Jwh, CC BY-SA 3.0 lu.

Syren is a small town in the commune of Weiler-la-Tour, in southern Luxembourg. As of 2025, the town had a population of 721 people. Syren is the source of the Syre river, which flows down to the Moselle, through some of Luxembourg's wealthiest districts. Syren is situated 2½ km south of Contern.

Contern

Type: Village with 1,600 residents
Postal codes: L-5310, L-5312, L-5314, L-5315, L-5316, L-5317, L-5318, L-5320, L-5322, L-5324, and L-5326
Category: locality
Location: Contern, Central Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

49.58583° or 49° 35′ 9″ north

Longitude

6.22629° or 6° 13′ 35″ east

Population

1,600

Elevation

333 metres (1,093 feet)

United Nations Location Code

LU CTN

Open location code

8FX8H6PG+8G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 181302419

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

2960673

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