Wyhl

Wyhl
Wyhl
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Freiburg
District Emmendingen
Mayor Joachim Ruth
Basic statistics
Area 16.95 km2 (6.54 sq mi)
Elevation 175 m  (574 ft)
Population 3,612 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 213 /km2 (552 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate EM
Postal code 79369
Area code 07642
Website www.wyhl.de

Wyhl (German pronunciation: [vi:l]) is a municipality in the district of Emmendingen in Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany.

It was known in the 1970s for its role in the anti-nuclear movement.

In February 1975 environmentalists seized the building site for a nuclear power plant for several months and established a village of huts there. After the occupants left the site in November several trials led to a delay and the plans were given up completely in the 1980s.[2][3]Therefore, Wyhl is often referred to as the first great success of the German Anti-nuclear power Movement with an announcement effect for other similar conflicts like Brokdorf, Wackersdorf or Gorleben.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 20 July 2011. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf. 
  2. ^ Karapin, Roger (2007). "A Chronology of the Wyhl Conflict". Protest politics in Germany: movements on the Left and Right since the 1960s. ISBN 9780271029856. http://books.google.com/books?id=xdayJQvN_ToC&pg=PA117. 
  3. ^ Joppke, Christian (1993). "A Regionalists People's Movement : The Case of Whyl". Mobilizing against nuclear energy: a comparison of Germany and the United States. ISBN 9780520078130. http://books.google.de/books?id=cFS5x1LU-D8C&pg=PA97. 
This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
Towns and municipalities in Emmendingen (district)