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Wincrange

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
Wëntger (Luxembourgish)
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 102
Highest elevation
528 m (1,732 ft)
 • Rank11th of 102
Lowest elevation
350 m (1,150 ft)
 • Rank100th of 102
Population
 (2023)
 • Total4,804
 • Rank36th of 102
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
  • Rank101st of 102
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2LU0000502
Websitewincrange.lu

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 2018, the village of Wincrange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 232.

Geography edit

Climate edit

Wincrange has a oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The annual average temperature is 8.8 °C (47.8 °F), the hottest month is July, 17.0 °C (62.6 °F), and the coldest month is January, 1.2 °C (34.2 °F). The annual precipitation is 819.2 millimetres (32.25 in), of which December is the wettest with 90.2 millimetres (3.55 in), while April is the driest with only 48.3 millimetres (1.90 in). The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from −21.7 °C (−7.1 °F) on December 24, 2001 to 37.9 °C (100.2 °F) on July 25, 2019.

Climate data for Wincrange (Asselborn), 1991-2020 normals
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 12.5
(54.5)
20.3
(68.5)
21.9
(71.4)
23.3
(73.9)
29.6
(85.3)
33.4
(92.1)
37.9
(100.2)
36.5
(97.7)
32.4
(90.3)
26.9
(80.4)
20.4
(68.7)
13.7
(56.7)
37.9
(100.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.2
(37.8)
4.4
(39.9)
8.7
(47.7)
13.2
(55.8)
17.3
(63.1)
20.4
(68.7)
22.5
(72.5)
22.2
(72.0)
18.0
(64.4)
12.8
(55.0)
7.1
(44.8)
3.9
(39.0)
12.8
(55.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.2
(34.2)
1.7
(35.1)
4.7
(40.5)
8.4
(47.1)
12.1
(53.8)
15.2
(59.4)
17.0
(62.6)
16.5
(61.7)
12.8
(55.0)
9.0
(48.2)
4.7
(40.5)
2.0
(35.6)
8.8
(47.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.5
(29.3)
−1.5
(29.3)
0.7
(33.3)
3.2
(37.8)
7.0
(44.6)
9.9
(49.8)
11.8
(53.2)
11.4
(52.5)
8.4
(47.1)
5.7
(42.3)
2.2
(36.0)
−0.5
(31.1)
4.7
(40.5)
Record low °C (°F) −19.7
(−3.5)
−18.4
(−1.1)
−17.6
(0.3)
−7.2
(19.0)
−2.7
(27.1)
−2.5
(27.5)
3.2
(37.8)
0.8
(33.4)
−0.4
(31.3)
−7.4
(18.7)
−14.1
(6.6)
−21.7
(−7.1)
−21.7
(−7.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 74.9
(2.95)
61.0
(2.40)
59.7
(2.35)
48.3
(1.90)
68.2
(2.69)
70.5
(2.78)
64.9
(2.56)
80.6
(3.17)
63.7
(2.51)
67.5
(2.66)
69.7
(2.74)
90.2
(3.55)
819.2
(32.25)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 12.8 11.2 11.0 9.1 10.3 10.4 10.2 10.3 9.4 11.5 12.9 13.8 132.7
Source: NOAA[3]

Populated places edit

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 edit

Population edit

[4]

References edit

  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. ^ . National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 2023-09-11. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  4. ^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Wincrange at Wikimedia Commons



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