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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Haguenau-Wissembourg | |
| Canton | Reichshoffen | |
| Community association | Sauer-Pechelbronn | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 2 ' N , 7 ° 49' E | |
| height | 220-553 m | |
| surface | 16.79 km 2 | |
| Residents | 453 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 27 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 67510 | |
| INSEE code | 67537 | |
| Website | Wings | |
Wingen is a French commune in the Bas-Rhin in the region Grand Est (2015 Alsace ). It is located in the Haguenau-Wissembourg arrondissement and in the canton of Reichshoffen .
The village is surrounded by forest, which covers over three quarters of the community area. Like the neighboring town of Climbach, it used to belong to the Hohenburg lordship . A little to the north is the district of Kleinwingen (French Petit Wingen or Alsatian Neudoerfel ). The area around Wingen is part of the Regional Park of the North Vosges , which together with the adjacent Palatinate Forest , a biosphere reserve of UNESCO forms.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 470 | 496 | 485 | 451 | 456 | 470 | 455 | 453 |
Personalities
- Léon-Adolphe Messmer (1900–1987), Capuchin and Roman Catholic bishop in Madagascar
See also
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 1595-1596.
Web links
Commons : Wingen - collection of images, videos and audio files
