Wincrange

Wincrange
Wëntger (Luxembourgish)
Wintger (German)
Coat of arms of Wincrange
Map of Luxembourg with Wincrange highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Map of Luxembourg with Wincrange highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 50°03′12″N 5°54′52″E / 50.0533°N 5.9144°E / 50.0533; 5.9144
Country Luxembourg
CantonClervaux
Government
 • MayorMarcel Thommes (CSV)
Area
 • Total113.36 km2 (43.77 sq mi)
 • Rank1st of 100
Highest elevation
528 m (1,732 ft)
 • Rank11th of 100
Lowest elevation
350 m (1,150 ft)
 • Rank100th of 100
Population
 (2023)
 • Total4,804
 • Rank36th of 100
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
  • Rank101st of 100
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2LU0000502
Websitewincrange.lu

Wincrange (Luxembourgish: 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]

As of 2024, the village of Wincrange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 237.[3]

  1. ^ "WINCRANGE - Syvicol". www.syvicol.lu. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Mémorial A, 1977, No. 70" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-11.
  3. ^ "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.