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) Wintger (German)
Commune
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Wincrange highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 50.0533°N 5.9144°E / 50.0533; 5.9144
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Clervaux
Government [1]
• Mayor	Marcel Thommes (CSV)
Area
• Total	113.36 km2 (43.77 sq mi)
• Rank	1st 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  (2024)
• Total	5,002
• Rank	44th of 100
• Density	44/km2 (110/sq mi)
• Rank	101st of 100
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2	LU0000502
Website	wincrange.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 2024^[update], the village of Wincrange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 237.^[3]

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[4]

Populated places

The commune consists of the following villages:

Asselborn Section: Asselborn Boxhorn Maulusmühle Rumlange Sassel Stockem Uschler Lentzweilera Asselborn-Moulin (lieu-dit) Emeschbach-Asselborn (lieu-dit) Emeschbach-Stockem (lieu-dit) Bockmühle (lieu-dit) Cinqfontaines (lieu-dit) Asselborn-Route (lieu-dit) Stockem-Route (lieu-dit)

Boevange Section: Boevange Deiffelt Doennange Hamiville Crendal Lullange Troine Wincrange Lentzweilerb Hinterhasselt (lieu-dit) Antoniushof (lieu-dit) Troine-Route (lieu-dit)

Hachiville Section: Hachiville Hoffelt Weiler Neumühle Lehresmühle Moulin-Neuf (lieu-dit)

Oberwampach Section: Allerborn Brachtenbach Derenbach Niederwampach Schimpach Oberwampach Birkenhof (lieu-dit) Buschweg (lieu-dit) Schimpach-Station (lieu-dit)

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

^[5]