Vianden

**Vianden** () is a commune with city status in north-eastern Luxembourg, capital of the canton Vianden.

## History

The name of the town of Vianden is derived from the Gallic word ***vien*** which means "rocky". Already in the year 1256, Vianden is cited as a city, but it is only since 1308 that legally holds the title of city.

## Geography

The _commune_ is in the Oesling, a region within the greater Ardennes area. Vianden is in the valley of the river Our, a  tributary of the Sauer river, near the border between Luxembourg and Germany.

It has an area of . The altitude is  high. At the church, the altitude  is  high.

Vianden is surrounded by two _communes_ of Luxembourg: Tandel to the south and west; and Putscheid to the northwest. To the north, west and southwest, Vianden borders with four municipalities of the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm district of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinateː Waldhof-Falkenstein and Bauler to the north, Körperich to the east and Roth an der Our to the southeast.

## Population

There were 2,008 persons living in the _commune_ in 2017, for a population density of  inhabitants/km².

**Evolution of the population in Vianden**

## Places of interest

Some historic buildings in the _commune_ areː
- The **Vianden Castle** (, German: _Burg Vianden_, ) is one of the largest fortified castles west of the Rhine river. With origins dating from the 10th century, the castle was built in the Romanesque style from the 11th to 14th centuries.
- The **Church of the Trinitarians**, built in 1248 with its Gothic cloister.
- The **City Hall**, built in 1679.
- The **St. Nicolas Church**, built in the thirteenth century.

## People from or related to Vianden

- Yolanda of Vianden, (1231–83), youngest daughter of Count Henry I, who joined the Convent of Marienthal.
- Victor Hugo (1802–85), the famous French author, who stayed in Vianden on several occasions between 1862 and 1871.
- Edmond de la Fontaine (1823–91) otherwise known as _Dicks_, Luxembourg's national poet, who also wrote Vianden's first travel guide.
- René Engelmann (1880–1915), a linguist and novelist, who established the basic grammar of the Luxembourgish dialect, later to become a national language.

## Twin towns

Vianden is twinned withː
- Compiègne, France.

## Related pages

- Cantons of Luxembourg
- Communes of Luxembourg
- List of cities in Luxembourg

## Other websites

- Official website
- Vianden Castle

## Infobox (settlement)

- **official name**: Vianden
- **other name**: Veianen
- **image skyline**: Vianden 10.JPG
- **image caption**: Vianden and the Castle of Vianden.
- **image shield**: Blason de Vianden.svg
- **shield size**: 90px
- **image map**: Map Vianden.PNG
- **map caption**: Map showing, in orange, the Vianden _commune_
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: Cantons of Luxembourg, Canton
- **subdivision name1**: Vianden (canton), Viandenz
- **subdivision type2**: Communes of Luxembourg, Commune
- **subdivision name2**: Vianden
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader name**: Henri Majerus
- **area total km2**: 9.7
- **population as of**: 2017
- **population total**: 2008
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central European Time, CET
- **utc offset**: +1
- **timezone dst**: Central European Summer Time, CEST
- **utc offset dst**: +2
- **elevation max m**: 515
- **elevation min m**: 198
- **blank name**: Local administrative unit, LAU2
- **blank info**: LU00004003
- **website**: [http://www.vianden.lu/ Official website]