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Wyhl

Wyhl
Coat of arms Location

Administration
Country  Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Freiburg
District Emmendingen
Mayor Joachim Ruth
Basic statistics
Area 16.95 km² (6.5 sq mi)
Elevation 175 m  (574 ft)
Population 3,658  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 216 /km² (559 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate EM
Postal code 79369
Area code 07642
Website www.wyhl.de
Location of Wyhl within Emmendingen district

Coordinates: 48°09′56″N 07°38′56″E / 48.16556, 7.64889

Wyhl is a small municipality in South-western Germany which has become famous in the 1970s for its role in the anti-nuclear movement.

In February 1975 environmentalists seized the building site for a nuclear power plant for several months and established a village of huts there. After the occupants left the site in November several trials led to a delay and the plans were given up completely in the 1980s. Therefore, Wyhl is often referred to as the first great success of the German Anti-nuclear power Movement with an announcement effect for other similar conflicts like Brokdorf, Wackersdorf or Gorleben.

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Towns and municipalities in Emmendingen (district)
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