Wincrange | |
Native Name: | |
Settlement Type: | Commune |
Mapsize: | 200px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Luxembourg |
Subdivision Type1: | Canton |
Subdivision Name1: | Clervaux |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Marcel Thommes |
Leader Party: | CSV |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Rank: | of 100 |
Elevation Max Rank: | of 100 |
Elevation Min Rank: | of 100 |
Population Rank: | of 100 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Rank: | of 100 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Blank Name Sec1: | LAU 2 |
Blank Info Sec1: | LU0000502 |
Website: | wincrange.lu |
Wincrange (Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch: 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.[2]
, the village of Wincrange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 237.[3]
Wincrange has an oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The annual average temperature is 8.8C, the hottest month is July, 17C, and the coldest month is January, 1.2C. The annual precipitation is 819.2mm, of which December is the wettest with 90.2mm, while April is the driest with only 48.3mm. The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from on December 24, 2001 to on July 25, 2019.
The commune consists of the following villages:
Notes:
a - partly shared with the former commune of Boevange
b - partly shared with the former commune of Asselborn