Niederanven

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Niederanven Nidderaanwen

Administration
Country	Luxembourg
District (Dark grey)	Luxembourg
Canton (Dark red)	Luxembourg
LAU 2	LU00011005
Mayor	Raymond Weydert
Geography
Area - Rank	41.36 km² (15.97 sq mi) 9th of 116
Highest point - Rank	429 m (1,407 ft) 35th of 116
Lowest point - Rank	241 m (791 ft) =52nd of 116
Population
Population (2005) - Rank	5,342 21st of 116
Density (2005) - Rank	129.2 /km² (335 /sq mi) 49th of 116
List of communes of Luxembourg

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).

As of 2001, 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.

[edit] Twin towns

Niederanven is one of the Douzelage towns, so is twinned with each of the nineteen other members towns and cities:

v • d • e Communes of Luxembourg

Bertrange • Contern • Hesperange • Luxembourg • Niederanven • Sandweiler • Schuttrange • Steinsel • Strassen • Walferdange • Weiler-la-Tour