Sandweiler German war cemetery
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Sandweiler-Contern railway station and National Library of Luxembourg.
Sandweiler-Contern railway station
Railway station
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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
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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 3½ km northwest of Sandweiler German war cemetery.
Cents-Hamm railway station
Railway station
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Cents-Hamm railway station is a railway station serving the quarters of Cents and Hamm in the east of Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is operated by Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois, the state-owned railway company. Cents-Hamm railway station is situated 3 km west of Sandweiler German war cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial and Luxembourg Airport.
Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial
Locality
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Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial is a Second World War American military war grave cemetery, located in Hamm, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. The cemetery, containing 5,074 American war dead, covers 50.5 acres and was dedicated in 1960.
Luxembourg Airport
Locality
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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.
Findel
Village
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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.
Sandweiler German war cemetery
- Type: Locality
- Description: World War II cemetery in Sandweiler, Luxembourg
- Categories: war cemetery and cemetery
- Location: Sandweiler, Central Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
49.60949° or 49° 36′ 34″ northLongitude
6.20506° or 6° 12′ 18″ eastOpen location code
8FX8J654+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
way 128219965OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryOpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q2972650
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Sandweiler German war cemetery” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Cementiri militar alemany de Sandweiler”
- Chinese: “桑德韦勒德军战争公墓”
- Chinese: “桑德魏勒城德国战争墓地”
- Chinese: “桑德魏勒城德國戰爭墓地”
- French: “Cimetière Allemand”
- French: “cimetière militaire allemand de Sandweiler”
- French: “Cimetière militaire allemand de Sandweiler”
- German: “Deutsche Kriegsgräberstätte Sandweiler”
- Luxembourgish: “Däitschen Zaldotekierfecht zu Sandweiler”
- Spanish: “Cementerio militar aleman de Sandweiler”
- Spanish: “Cementerio militar alemán de Sandweiler”
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