Wincrange Explained

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]

Geography

Climate

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.

Populated places

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

Notable people

Population

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: WINCRANGE - Syvicol . www.syvicol.lu . 3 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Mémorial A, 1977, No. 70 . 2006-08-11 . PDF . Service central de législation . fr.
  3. Web site: Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité . 2024-01-07 . data.public.lu.
  4. Web site: Population par canton et commune. 11 January 2022. statistiques.public.lu.