Winkel, Haut-Rhin Explained

Winkel
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason de la ville de Winkel (68).svg
Arrondissement:Altkirch
Canton:Altkirch
Insee:68373
Postal Code:68480
Mayor:Agnès Lorentz[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Sundgau
Coordinates:47.4617°N 7.2642°W
Elevation M:565
Elevation Min M:520
Elevation Max M:811
Area Km2:7.87

Winkel (in French pronounced as /viŋkəl/;[2] Swiss German; Alemannic; Alsatian: Wínkel) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.

The river Ill takes its source in the village. Its inhabitants are called Winkelois and Winkeloises.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
  2. Web site: Localisation et prononciation des noms de lieux d'Alsace commençant par T, U, V, W ou Z. 2019-06-05. elsasser.free.fr. 2020-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20200913114647/http://elsasser.free.fr/NomCommu/ElsComTZ.html. live.
  3. https://www.habitants.fr/haut-rhin-68 Haut-Rhin