Durningen
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Durningen
|native name = Dírnínge
|commune status = Commune
|image = Durningen Mairie.jpg
|caption = The town hall in Durningen
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Durningen (Bas-Rhin).svg
|arrondissement = Saverne
|canton = Bouxwiller
|INSEE = 67109
|postal code = 67270
|mayor = Christine Blanchais{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/en/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=9 August 2021|language=fr}}
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CC Kochersberg
|coordinates = {{coord|48.6839|7.5681|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation min m = 179
|elevation max m = 274
|area km2 = 4.02
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Durningen ({{IPA|fr|dyʁniŋ(ɡ)ən|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Le Commissaire-Durningen.wav}}; Dürningen in German; Dírnínge in Alsatian) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/67109-durningen INSEE commune file]
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.
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.durningen.fr/ Official site]
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