Durningen


Durningen is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France.
It is the highest-situated commune in the Kochersberg natural region.
The name is first recorded in 724 as Deorangus, subsequently as Teuringas, Thurinca, Thuringen, and finally Turningen / Durningen.
In the Middle Ages, Durningen was part of the domain of Hanau-Lichtenberg and belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg.