Winseler
Wanseler (Luxembourgish)
Commune
Winseler seen from Schëllerfeld
Winseler seen from Schëllerfeld
Coat of arms of Winseler
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Winseler highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Map of Luxembourg with Winseler highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°58′02″N 5°53′24″E / 49.9672°N 5.89°E / 49.9672; 5.89
Country Luxembourg
CantonWiltz
Government
[1]
 • MayorRomain Schroeder
Area
 • Total30.42 km2 (11.75 sq mi)
 • Rank25th of 102
Highest elevation
520 m (1,710 ft)
 • Rank13th of 102
Lowest elevation
320 m (1,050 ft)
 • Rank99th of 102
Population
 (2023)
 • Total1,455
 • Rank90th of 102
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
  • Rank97th of 102
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2LU0000808
Websitewinseler.lu

Winseler (Luxembourgish: Wanseler) is a commune and village in north-western Luxembourg.

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.

Population

[3]

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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "WINSELER - Syvicol". www.syvicol.lu. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Conseil communal - Administration - Commune de Winseler - Grand-Duché de Luxembourg". www.winseler.lu. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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