Wyhl

Wyhl
Wyhl
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Wyhl within Emmendingen district
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	Coordinates: 48°9′56″N 7°38′56″E / 48.16556°N 7.64889°E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Emmendingen
Government
• Mayor (2016–24)	Ferdinand Burger
Area
• Total	16.95 km2 (6.54 sq mi)
Elevation	175 m (574 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	3,963
• Density	230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	79369
Dialling codes	07642
Vehicle registration	EM
Website	www.wyhl.de

Wyhl is a municipality in Emmendingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

History

It is known in the 1970s for its opposition to the anti-nuclear movement. Wyhl was first mentioned in 1971 as a site for a nuclear power plant. The construction of a nuclear power plant in Breisach had been planned since 1969, was abandoned because of protests. In July 1973, Wyhl was named as the location for a power plant at the Kaiserstuhl.

References

↑ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 11 September 2021.
↑ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.

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[1] Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 11 September 2021.

[2] "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.

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