Durningen
| Durningen Dírnínge | ||
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| Commune | ||
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  Durningen Location within Grand Est region  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 | |
| Area1 | 4.02 km2 (1.55 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014)2 | 646 | |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67109 /67270 | |
| Elevation | 179–274 m (587–899 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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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.
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