Winseler
Winseler (Luxembourgish: Wanseler) is a commune and village in north-western Luxembourg.
Winseler Wanseler (Luxembourgish) | |
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 Winseler seen from Schëllerfeld | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Map of Luxembourg with Winseler highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red | |
| Coordinates: 49.9667°N 5.8833°E | |
| Country |  |
| Canton | Wiltz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Romain Schroeder |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.42 km2 (11.75 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 25th of 102 |
| Highest elevation | 520 m (1,710 ft) |
| • Rank | 13th of 102 |
| Lowest elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
| • Rank | 99th of 102 |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 1,344 |
| • Rank | 90th of 102 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| • Density rank | 97th of 102 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| LAU 2 | LU0000808 |
| Website | winseler.lu |
Administrative organization and population
It is part of the canton of Wiltz.
As of 2005, the village of Winseler, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 120. The (commune) of Winseler has a population of 1116.
Following the last Luxembourg communal elections in 2017, Romain Schroeder was returned as Mayor, and Charles Pauly as Alderman. Other members of the Council include, Roland Esch, Christophe Hansen, Paul Kayser, Fernand Majerus, Marc Schmitz, and Will Toex.[2]
Other towns within the commune
Other towns within the commune include Berlé, Doncols, Noertrange, Pommerloch, Grummelscheid, Schleif and Sonlez.
Linguistic background
Like Lasauvage in the south of Luxembourg, Doncols and Sonlez, were formerly known as French-speaking (or, strictly, in their cases, Walloon-speaking) villages.
References
- "WINSELER - Syvicol". www.syvicol.lu. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- "Conseil communal - Administration - Commune de Winseler - Grand-Duché de Luxembourg". www.winseler.lu. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
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