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Wincrange

Wëntger  (Luxembourgish)
Wintger  (German)
Commune
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Coat of arms of Wincrange
Coat of arms
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
Country  Luxembourg
Canton Clervaux
Area rank ? of 100
Highest elevation
528 m (1,732 ft)
 • Rank 11th of 100
Lowest elevation
350 m (1,150 ft)
 • Rank 100th of 100
Population
 (1 January 2019)
 • Total 4,392
 • Rank 48th of 100
 • Density rank 55th of 100
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2 LU0000502
Website wincrange.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.

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

Geography

Climate

Wincrange has an 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

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

  • Johan Caspar von Cicignon (ca 1625 in Oberwampach - 1696), a soldier and military engineer who spent most of his career with Denmark–Norway.

Population

See also

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