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Niederanven

Nidderaanwen
Niederanven Nidderaanwen
Commune
	Coat of arms
	Map of Luxembourg with Niederanven highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
	Coordinates: 49°39′05″N 6°15′20″E / 49.6514°N 6.2556°E
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Luxembourg
Government
• Mayor	Frédéric Ternes
Area
• Total	41.36 km2 (15.97 sq mi)
• Rank	12th of 100
Highest elevation	429 m (1,407 ft)
• Rank	28th of 100
Lowest elevation	241 m (791 ft)
• Rank	47th of 100
Population (2023)
• Total	6,660
• Rank	23rd of 100
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
• Rank	21st of 100
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2	LU0000305
Website	niederanven.lu

Niederanven (German pronunciation: [ˈniːdɐˌanvn̩], lit. 'Lower Anven'; Luxembourgish: Nidderaanwen [nidəˈʀaːnvən] ^ⓘ) is a commune Luxembourg, located north-east of Luxembourg City, and derives its name from principal town, Niederanven. As of 2023^[update], it has a population of 6,660.

The commune of Niederanven is the intersection for the A1 motorway and N1. Luxembourg Airport is located within the boundaries of the communes Niederanven and Sandweiler.

Geography

As of 2024^[update], the town of Niederanven, which lies in the north-east of the commune, has a population of 1,537.^[1] Other towns within the commune include Ernster, Hostert, Oberanven, Rameldange, Senningen and Senningerberg, as well as the hamlet of Waldhof.

Population

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Twin towns — sister cities

Niederanven is a founding member of the Douzelage, a town twinning association of towns across the European Union. This active town twinning began in 1991 and there are regular events, such as a produce market from each of the other countries and festivals. As of 2019, its members are:^[3]

Agros, Cyprus
Altea, Spain
Asikkala, Finland
Bad Kötzting, Germany
Bellagio, Italy
Bundoran, Ireland
Chojna, Poland
Granville, France
Holstebro, Denmark
Houffalize, Belgium
Judenburg, Austria
Kőszeg, Hungary
Marsaskala, Malta
Meerssen, Netherlands
Oxelösund, Sweden
Preveza, Greece
Rokiškis, Lithuania
Rovinj, Croatia
Sesimbra, Portugal
Sherborne, England, United Kingdom
Sigulda, Latvia
Siret, Romania
Škofja Loka, Slovenia
Sušice, Czech Republic
Tryavna, Bulgaria
Türi, Estonia
Zvolen, Slovakia

Notable people

Émile Speller (1875–1952), a Luxembourgish military officer and the commander of the country's Gendarmes and Volunteers Corps
Jeng Kirchen (1919 in Hostert – 2010), a Luxembourgish road racing cyclist

References

^ "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.
^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
^ "Member towns". douzelage.eu. Douzelage. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 2019-08-20.

External links

Media related to Niederanven at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.

[2] "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[3] "Member towns". douzelage.eu. Douzelage. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 2019-08-20.

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