Durningen
| Durningen Dírnínge | ||
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  Durningen | ||
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Location within Alsace 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 | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Saverne | |
| Canton | Bouxwiller | |
| Intercommunality | Kochersberg | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Gabrielle Fiacre | |
| Area1 | 4.02 km2 (1.55 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 609 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) | |
| 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 (German: Dürningen) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine in north-eastern France.
It is the highest commune of the natural region of the Kochersberg.
Its name was first quoted in 724 as Deorangus, then as Teuringas (742), Thurinca (787), Thuringen (1276) and endly Turningen and Durningen (1371).
In the Middle Ages, Durningen belonged to the domain of Hanau-Lichtenberg and to the bishopric of Strasbourg.
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