Sandweiler German war cemetery

The Sandweiler German war cemetery is a World War II in , in southern . 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.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: World War II cemetery in Sandweiler, Luxembourg
  • Also known as: “Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sandweiler-Contern railway station and Cents-Hamm railway station.

Railway station
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is a railway station serving the towns of 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 the districts of Cents and in the east of , in southern . It is operated by Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois, the state-owned railway company. is situated 3 km west of Sandweiler German war cemetery.

Prison
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is the only closed penitentiary in . The prison is located near the towns of , and and is built upon land belonging to the commune of . is situated 3 km east of Sandweiler German war cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandweiler and Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial.

Village
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is a village.

Locality
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is a Second World War American military war grave cemetery, located in . The cemetery, containing 5,074 American war dead, covers 50.5 acres and was dedicated in 1960.

Locality
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serves as the principal airport of and the sole international airport 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.

Sandweiler German war cemetery

Latitude
49.60949° or 49° 36′ 34″ north
Longitude
6.20506° or 6° 12′ 18″ east
Open location code
8FX8J654+Q2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 128219965
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q2972650
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