Birel
Birel is a locality in Sandweiler, Central Luxembourg. Birel is situated nearby to the village Sandweiler, as well as near the locality Luxembourg Airport.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sandweiler-Contern railway station and National Library of Luxembourg.
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.
National Library of Luxembourg
Library
Photo: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Library of Luxembourg, abbreviated as BnL, is Luxembourg's national library. It was founded in its current form in 1899, as a result of a series of different institutions originating in the 18th century. National Library of Luxembourg is situated 4 km west of Birel.
Schrassig Prison
Prison
Photo: Les Meloures, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schrassig Prison is the only closed penitentiary in Luxembourg. The prison is located near the towns of Schrassig, Sandweiler and Oetrange and is built upon land belonging to the commune of Schuttrange.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Luxembourg Airport and Sandweiler German war cemetery.
Luxembourg Airport
Locality
Photo: Lux lb, Public domain.
Luxembourg Airport serves as the principal airport of Luxembourg and the sole international airport within the country. Formerly known as Luxembourg Findel Airport due to its location in the Findel area, it remains the only airport in Luxembourg equipped with a paved runway.
Sandweiler German war cemetery
Locality
Photo: TCY, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sandweiler German war cemetery is a World War II cemetery in Sandweiler, in southern Luxembourg. It contains the graves of 10,913 German servicemen from the Battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944 and the spring of 1945.
Findel
Village
Photo: Jwh, CC BY-SA 3.0 lu.
Findel is a village in the commune of Sandweiler, in southern Luxembourg. As of 2024, the village had a population of 76. Findel is dominated by Luxembourg Findel Airport, the only international airport in Luxembourg.
Birel
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Birelergrund”, “Birelerhof”, and “Ferme Birel”
- Location: Sandweiler, Central Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
49.61667° or 49° 37′ northLongitude
6.21667° or 6° 13′ eastElevation
353 metres (1,158 feet)Open location code
8FX8J688+MMGeoNames ID
2960763
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