Wincrange
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Wincrange Wëntger |
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Administration | |
Country | Luxembourg |
District (Dark grey) | Diekirch |
Canton (Dark red) | Clervaux |
LAU 2 | LU00001008 |
Mayor | Marcel Thommes |
Geography | |
Area - Rank |
113.36 km² (43.77 sq mi) 1st of 116 |
Highest point - Rank |
528 m (1,732 ft) 12th of 116 |
Lowest point - Rank |
350 m (1,148 ft) 114th of 116 |
Population | |
Population (2005) - Rank |
3,504 32nd of 116 |
Density (2005) - Rank |
30.91 /km² (80.1 /sq mi) 110th of 116 |
List of communes of Luxembourg |
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.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ (French) Mémorial A, 1977, No. 70 (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved on 2006-08-11.
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