Wisembach Explained

Wisembach
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Wisembach.svg
Arrondissement:Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Canton:Saint-Dié-des-Vosges-2
Insee:88526
Postal Code:88520
Mayor:Rachel Voinson[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Coordinates:48.2581°N 7.1069°W
Elevation M:500
Elevation Min M:420
Elevation Max M:982
Area Km2:11.3

Wisembach is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Etymology

The toponym Wisembach is of Germanic origin, deriving from High German wisa (cognate to modern German Wiese), denoting meadow. The Germanic hydronym

entered the French language via High German, and took on two forms: the Germanic form -bach and Romantic -bais.[2]

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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. Germanic elements in French Toponymy . Caljouw . William Robert . 1981 . 148–149 . . 10.14288/1.0094985 . 2021-01-12 .