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.

 Gallery 

Related pages
 Cantons of Luxembourg
 Communes of Luxembourg
 List of cities in Luxembourg

References

Other websites

 Official website 
 Vianden Castle

Category:Communes of Vianden