Durningen

Durningen (French pronunciation: [dyʁniŋ(ɡ)ən] ^ⓘ; Dürningen in German; Dírnínge in Alsatian) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France.^[2]

Durningen Dírnínge
Commune
The town hall in Durningen
Coat of arms
Location of Durningen
Durningen Show map of France Durningen Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°41′02″N 7°34′05″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Saverne
Canton	Bouxwiller
Intercommunality	CC Kochersberg
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christine Blanchais[1]
Area 1	4.02 km2 (1.55 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	676
• Density	168/km2 (436/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67109 /67270
Elevation	179–274 m (587–899 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is the highest-situated commune in the Kochersberg natural region.

The name is first recorded in 724 as Deorangus, subsequently as Teuringas (742), Thurinca (787), Thuringen (1276), and finally Turningen / Durningen (1371).

In the Middle Ages, Durningen was part of the domain of Hanau-Lichtenberg and belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg.

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department