Niederanven

Niederanven Nidderaanwen
—  Commune  —
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Niederanven highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red
Country	Luxembourg
District	Luxembourg
Canton	Luxembourg
Government
- Mayor	Raymond Weydert
Area
- Total	41.36 km2 (16 sq mi)
Area rank	9th of 116
Highest elevation	429 m (1,407 ft)
- Rank	35th of 116
Lowest elevation	241 m (791 ft)
- Rank	52nd of 116
Population (2009)
- Total	5,507
- Rank	21st of 116
- Density	133.1/km2 (344.9/sq mi)
- Density rank	51st of 116
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
LAU 2	LU00011005

Niederanven (Luxembourgish: Nidderaanwen) is a commune and town in Luxembourg. Its population is 5,440 and it is located north-east of Luxembourg City, adjacent to the Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (which lies in Sandweiler).

Overview

As of 2001^[update], the town of Niederanven, which lies in the north-east of the commune, has a population of 1,476. Other towns within the commune include Ernster, Hostert, Oberanven, Rameldange, Senningen, Senningerberg, and Waldhof.

The A1 and the N1 roadways intersect in Niederanven.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Luxembourg

Twin towns - Sister cities

Niederanven is a founding member of the Douzelage, a unique town twinning association of 24 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.^[1][2] Discussions regarding membership are also in hand with three further towns (Agros in Cyprus, Škofja Loka in Slovenia, and Tryavna in Bulgaria).

Altea, Spain - 1991

Bad Kötzting, Germany - 1991

Bellagio, Italy - 1991

Bundoran, Ireland - 1991

Granville, France - 1991

Holstebro, Denmark - 1991

Houffalize, Belgium - 1991

Meerssen, the Netherlands - 1991

Niederanven, Luxembourg - 1991

Preveza, Greece - 1991

Sesimbra, Portugal - 1991

Sherborne, United Kingdom - 1991

Karkkila, Finland - 1997

Oxelösund, Sweden - 1998

Judenburg, Austria - 1999

Chojna, Poland - 2004

Kőszeg, Hungary - 2004

Sigulda, Latvia - 2004

Sušice, Czech Republic - 2004

Türi, Estonia - 2004

Zvolen, Slovakia - 2007

Prienai, Lithuania - 2008

Marsaskala, Malta - 2009

Siret, Romania - 2010

References

Notes

1. ^ "Douzelage.org: Home". www.douzelage.org. http://www.douzelage.org/. Retrieved 2009-10-21. 
2. ^ "Douzelage.org: Member Towns". www.douzelage.org. http://www.douzelage.org/index.php?id=15. Retrieved 2009-10-21. 

Coordinates: 49°39′N 6°16′E / 49.65°N 6.267°E / 49.65; 6.267