Wincrange (Luxembourgish: Wëntger, German: Wintger) is a commune and village in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Clervaux. The commune is the largest in Luxembourg by geographic area.
Wincrange
Wëntger (Luxembourgish) | |
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Commune | |
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Map of Luxembourg with Wincrange highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red | |
| Coordinates: 50.05°N 5.9167°E / 50.05; 5.9167 | |
| Country | |
| Canton | Clervaux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marcel Thommes (CSV) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 113.36 km2 (43.77 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st of 102 |
| Highest elevation | 528 m (1,732 ft) |
| • Rank | 11th of 102 |
| Lowest elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| • Rank | 100th of 102 |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 4,336 |
| • Rank | 36th of 102 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 101st of 102 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| LAU 2 | LU0000502 |
| Website | wincrange.lu |
Wincrange was formed on 1 January 1978 from the former communes of Asselborn, Boevange, Hachiville, and Oberwampach, all in Clervaux canton. The law creating Wincrange was passed on 31 October 1977.[2]
As of 2018[update], the village of Wincrange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 232.
The commune consists of the following villages:
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Notes:
a - partly shared with the former commune of Boevange
b - partly shared with the former commune of Asselborn
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