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Contern

Contern is a commune and town in southern . It is located east of . As of 2025 the commune has a population of 4,513 whereas the town itself, which lies in the south-west of the commune, has a population of 2,123.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Sandweiler-Contern railway station and Oetrange railway station.

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

Railway station
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is a railway station serving , in the commune of Contern, in southern . It is operated by Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois, the state-owned railway company.

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Itzig and Moutfort.

Village
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is a town in the commune of , in southern . As of 2025, the town has a population of 2,511. is situated 4 km west of Contern.

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

Locality
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serves as the principal airport of and the sole within the country. Formerly known as Luxembourg Findel Airport due to its location in the area, it remains the only airport in Luxembourg equipped with a paved runway. is situated 5 km north of Contern.

Contern

Latitude
49.5819° or 49° 34′ 55″ north
Longitude
6.2267° or 6° 13′ 36″ east
Population
4,370
Elevation
333 metres (1,093 feet)
Open location code
8FX8H6JG+QM
Geo­Names ID
6693276
Wiki­data ID
Q596040
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Zeeuws—“Contern” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Контэрн”
  • Catalan: “Contern”
  • Cebuano: “Contern”
  • Chinese: “Contern”
  • Chinese: “孔特恩”
  • Danish: “Contern”
  • Dutch: “Contern”
  • French: “Contern”
  • German: “Contern”
  • Hungarian: “Contern”
  • Italian: “Contern”
  • Luxembourgish: “Conter”
  • Luxembourgish: “Gemeng Conter”
  • Malay: “Contern”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Contern”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Contern”
  • Norwegian: “Contern”
  • Persian: “کونترن”
  • Polish: “Contern”
  • Portuguese: “Contern”
  • Pushto: “کونټرن”
  • Russian: “Контерн”
  • Slovak: “Contern”
  • Spanish: “Contern”
  • Swedish: “Contern”
  • Swiss German: “Conter”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Conter”
  • Turkish: “Conter”
  • Turkish: “Contern”
  • Turkish: “LU0302”
  • Ukrainian: “Контерн”
  • Zeeuws: “Contern”

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