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Euren, Wisconsin

Euren, Wisconsin
Downtown Euren
Downtown Euren
Euren is located in Wisconsin
Euren
Euren
Location within Wisconsin
Euren is located in the United States
Euren
Euren
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 44°37′06″N 87°36′08″W / 44.61833°N 87.60222°W / 44.61833; -87.60222
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyKewaunee
TownLincoln
Elevation
751 ft (229 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code920
GNIS feature ID1564713[1]

Euren (pronounced like "urine")[2] is an unincorporated community in the town of Lincoln, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. It sits at the junction of County Highways C and S, 8 miles (13 km) west of Algoma.[3]

It has been noted on lists of unusual place names because of its pronunciation being similar to the word "urine".[4]

The sign for Euren

History

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Euren Is an old German settlement located In northern Kewaunee County within the boundaries of the Town of Lincoin along County Trunk S between Algoma and Dyckesville. Pronounced Oy-ren, It was settled and named by early German settlers called Bottkols who named their new home after a small village in Germany, today a district of Trier.[5]

References

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  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Euren, Wisconsin
  2. ↑ MissPronouncer.com: A HALFWAY DECENT AUDIO PRONUNCIATION GUIDE FOR WISCONSIN
  3. ↑ Kewaunee County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  4. ↑ Parker, Quentin (2010). Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An Insider's Guide to 201 of the World's Weirdest and Wildest Places. Adams Media. p. ix. ISBN 9781440507397.[permanent dead link]
  5. ↑ Meet the Folks in Euren, Green Bay Press Gazette April 30, 1975 Sec C-17