Wincrange

Wincrange Wëntger
Commune
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Wincrange highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 50°03′00″N 5°55′00″E / 50.05°N 5.9167°ECoordinates: 50°03′00″N 5°55′00″E / 50.05°N 5.9167°E
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Clervaux
Government
• Mayor	Marcel Thommes
Area
• Total	113.36 km^2 (43.77 sq mi)
Area rank	1st of 105
Highest elevation	528 m (1,732 ft)
• Rank	11th of 105
Lowest elevation	350 m (1,150 ft)
• Rank	103rd of 105
Population (2014)
• Total	4,008
• Rank	36th of 105
• Density	35/km^2 (92/sq mi)
• Density rank	102nd of 105
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
LAU 2	LU00001005
Website	wincrange.lu

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 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.^[1]

As of 2005, the village of Wincrange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 197. Other towns within the commune include Asselborn, Boevange, Boxhorn, Brachtenbach, Deiffelt, Derenbach, Doennange, Hachiville, Hamiville, Hoffelt, Lullange, Niederwampach, Oberwampach, Rumlange, Stockem, and Troine.

References

1. "Mémorial A, 1977, No. 70" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-11.

External links

• Media related to Wincrange at Wikimedia Commons