Sandweiler in Luxembourg
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George S. Patton

George Smith Patton, Jr. (11 November 1885 – 21 December 1945) was a general in the United States Army best known for his command of the Seventh United States Army, and later the Third United States Army, in the European Theater of World War II. Born in 1885 to a privileged family with an extensive military background, Patton attended the Virginia Military Institute, and later the U.S. Military Academy.

Located at 49.6117, 6.18556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Luxembourg Findel Airport

Luxembourg Findel Airport is the main airport in Luxembourg. It is Luxembourg's only international airport and is the only airport in the country with a paved runway. It is located 3.25 NM away from Luxembourg City. The airport is completely international as there are no other commercial airports in the country. In 2011 it handled 1,791,231 million passengers. By cargo tonnage, Findel ranked as Europe’s 5th busiest and the world’s 28th busiest in 2010.

Located at 49.6233, 6.20444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Contern

Contern is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is located east of Luxembourg City. As of 2007, the town of Contern, which lies in the south-west of the commune, has a population of 1,083. Other towns within the commune include Medingen, Muhlbach, Moutfort, and Oetrange.

Located at 49.585, 6.22694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Contern, Communes in Luxembourg (canton), Towns in Luxembourg

Sandweiler

Sandweiler is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is located east of Luxembourg City. As of 2005, the town of Sandweiler, which lies in the south-west of the commune, has a population of 2,474. Other settlements within the commune include Findel. The commune is dominated by Luxembourg-Findel International Airport, Luxembourg's only international airport and the fifth-busiest cargo airport in Europe, which lies to the north and west of the town of Sandweiler.

Located at 49.6167, 6.21667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Sandweiler, Communes in Luxembourg (canton), Towns in Luxembourg

Findel, Luxembourg

Findel is a village in the commune of Sandweiler, in southern Luxembourg. As of 2001, the village had a population of 103. Findel is dominated by Luxembourg - Findel Airport, the only international airport in Luxembourg.

Located at 49.6167, 6.2 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Sandweiler, Villages in Luxembourg

Neuhäusgen

Neuhäusgen or Neuhaeusgen is a village in the commune of Schuttrange, in southern Luxembourg. As of 2005, the village had a population of 235.

Located at 49.625, 6.236 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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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 winter 1944 and spring 1945. Of these, 5,599 were buried by the American war graves service during the war; American casualties were buried at the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial about 1.5 kilometres away in Hamm.

Located at 49.6094, 6.20556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Sandweiler, Monuments and memorials in Luxembourg, Cemeteries in Luxembourg, Germany–Luxembourg relations, Luxembourg in World War II, German War Graves Commission, 1952 establishments in Luxembourg, World War II cemeteries, Military cemeteries

Sandweiler-Contern railway station

Sandweiler-Contern railway station is a railway station serving the towns of Contern and Sandweiler, in southern Luxembourg. Despite its name, the station is located in the neighbouring commune of Hesperange, It is operated by Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois, the state-owned railway company. The station is situated on Line 30, which connects Luxembourg City to the east of the country and Trier.

Located at 49.6008, 6.20583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Hesperange, Railway stations in Luxembourg, Railway stations on CFL Line 30