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 / 49.6514; 6.2556
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Luxembourg
Area
• Total	41.36 km2 (15.97 sq mi)
• Rank	12th of 102
Highest elevation	429 m (1,407 ft)
• Rank	28th of 102
Lowest elevation	241 m (791 ft)
• Rank	47th of 102
Population  (2023)
• Total	6,660
• Rank	23rd of 102
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
• Rank	21st of 102
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2	LU0000305
Website	niederanven.lu

Niederanven (Luxembourgish: Nidderaanwen [nidəˈʀaːnvən] ^ⓘ; German: Niederanwen) is a commune Luxembourg, located north-east of Luxembourg City, and derives its name from principal town, Niederanven. As of 2018^[update], it has a population of 6,156.

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 2018^[update], the town of Niederanven, which lies in the north-east of the commune, has a population of 1,472.^[1] Other towns within the commune include Ernster, Hostert, Oberanven, Rameldange, Senningen, Senningerberg, and Waldhof.^[1]

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]

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