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Coordinates: 48°04′26″N 7°17′26″E / 48.0739°N 7.2906°E / 48.0739; 7.2906Coordinates: 48°04′26″N 7°17′26″E / 48.0739°N 7.2906°E / 48.0739; 7.2906{{#coordinates:48.0739|7.2906|type:city(7879)_region:FR||||||
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France</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Region</th><td>
Alsace</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Department</th><td>
Haut-Rhin</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Arrondissement</th><td>
Colmar</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Canton</th><td>
Wintzenheim</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Intercommunality</th><td>
agglomération de Colmar</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;text-align:left">Government</th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left"> • Mayor (2008–2014) </th><td>
Serge Nicole</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Area1</th><td>
18.97 km2 (7.32 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Population (2006)2</th><td>
7,879</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left"> • Density</th><td>
420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">INSEE/Postal code</th><td class="adr">
68374 / 68920</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Elevation</th><td>
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.</td></tr></table>
Wintzenheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin département in Alsace in north-eastern France.
Its inhabitants are called Wintzenheimois.
Geography
Wintzenheim is a town of 8000 inhabitants to the west of Colmar.
Colmar is a town which receives very little rain because it benefits from a microclimate (called the micro-climat des Trois-Épis (fr)) due to the effect of a vortex propagated by the Munster valley with winds from the south-west to west. Situated only 3 km from Colmar, Wintzenheim benefits from this micro-climate.
Gallery
Wintzenheim, gemeentehuis in straatzicht foto4 2013-07-24 09.53.jpg
Wintzenheim, chapelle Nôtre Dame foto5 2013-07-23 17.53.jpg
Chapel: chapelle Nôtre Dame
Wintzenheim, straatzicht1 Rue Clemenceau foto2 2013-07-24 09.46.jpg
View to a street: Rue Clemenceau
Wintzenheim, straatzicht2 Rue Clemenceau foto3 2013-07-24 09.57.jpg
View to a street: Rue Clemenceau
History
Until the French Revolution, Wintzenheim was a dependence of the Lords of Hohlandsbourg. It was administered by the Ribeaupierre family and later by the Counts of Lupfen and, in the 16th century, by Lazarus von Schwendi (also known as Lazare de Schwendi). Louvois rewarded general Joseph de Montclar with this fief in 1680.
Twin town
Sites and monuments
People
- Tomi Ungerer, illustrator best known for his erotic and political illustrations as well as children's books, stayed in Wintzenheim during his childhood. A community hall today bears his name.
See also
References
External links
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