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Location within Alsace region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Colmar |
| Canton | Wintzenheim |
| Intercommunality | agglomération de Colmar |
| Mayor | Serge Nicole (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 202–827 m (663–2,713 ft) (avg. 230 m/750 ft) |
| Land area1 | 18.97 km2 (7.32 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 7,879 (2006) |
| - Density | 415 /km2 (1,070 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68374/ 68920 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Wintzenheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin département in Alsace in north-eastern France.
Its inhabitants are called Wintzenheimois.
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Wintzenheim is a small village to the east of Colmar.
Colmar is a town which receives very little rain because it benefits from a nicro-climate (called the micro-climat des Trois-Épis) due to the effect of a vortex propagated by the Munster valley with winds from the south-west to west. Situated only 3 km from Colmar, Wintzenheim benefits from this micro-climate.
Until the French Revolution, Wintzenheim was a dependence of the Lords of Hohlandsbourg. It was administered by the Ribeaupierre family and later by the Counts of Lupfen and, in the 16th century, by Lazare de Schwendi. Louvois rewarded general Joseph de Montclar with this fief in 1680.