Durningen
Durningen
Dírnínge | |
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Durningen | |
Coordinates: 48°41′02″N 7°34′05″E / 48.6839°N 7.5681°ECoordinates: 48°41′02″N 7°34′05″E / 48.6839°N 7.5681°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Bas-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Saverne |
Canton | Bouxwiller |
Intercommunality | CC Kochersberg |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Gabrielle Fiacre |
Area 1 | 4.02 km2 (1.55 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 644 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/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. |
Durningen (Dürningen in German, Dírnínge in Alsatian) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France.
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
- Community of Communes of the Kochersberg
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
External links[]
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