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.

It was at Findel that Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg returned to the country after its liberation at the end of World War II.[1]

Climate

Between 8 and 12 August 2003, during the 2003 European heat wave, a temperature of 37.9 °C (100.2 °F) was recorded in Findel, the highest in Luxembourg since records began in 1947.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Grand Duchess Charlotte's US Good-Will-Tours". Wort.
  2. ↑ "Forte chaleur au Luxembourg - Record de la température maximale pour le mois de juillet" (in French). MeteoLux. Retrieved 23 July 2019.

49°37′47″N 6°12′20″E / 49.62972°N 6.20556°E / 49.62972; 6.20556


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