Niederanven

Niederanven
Niederanven; Nidderaanwen
	— Commune —
	; Coat of arms
	; 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 (15.97 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 (2011)
• Total	5,507
• Rank	21st of 116
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
• Density rank	51st of 116
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
LAU 2	LU00011005
Website	niederanven.lu

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 [edit]

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 [edit]

Twin towns - Sister cities [edit]

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).