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Doncols ( lb, Donkels, german: Donkols) is a village in the
commune
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* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
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of
Winseler
Winseler () is a commune and village in north-western Luxembourg.
Administrative organization and population
It is part of the canton of Wiltz.
, the village of Winseler, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 120. The (commu ...
, in north-western
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...
.
Population
, the village has a population of 221.
Historical and linguistic backgrounds
Doncols is known as an historically
Walloon-speaking village, similarly to
Sonlez
Sonlez (, ) is a village in Luxembourg.
Location and population
It is situated in the commune of Winseler, in north-western Luxembourg. , the village has a population of 47.
It is situated between Tarchamps (West) and Doncols (East)
Linguisti ...
. A. Atten's 'Li leu d' Doncô' is considered the sole instance of a Walloon language text to have been written by a Grand Ducal national. (See the 'External link', below.)
Even by
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...
's trilingual standards, the village is noted for the number of different spellings of its name in various languages. ''Doncols'' is its spelling in French, ''Donkols'' in German, ''Donkels'' in Luxembourgish, and ''Doncô'' in Walloon.
See also
*
Sonlez#Linguistic features
External links
*http://rifondou.walon.org/leu.html#doncoo
Villages in Luxembourg
Wiltz (canton)
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