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Vianden (Luxembourgish: Veianen) is a commune with city status in north-eastern Luxembourg, capital of the canton Vianden.
Vianden
Veianen | |
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Coordinates: 49°56′01″N 6°12′27″E | |
Country | Luxembourg |
Canton | Viandenz |
Commune | Vianden |
Government | |
• Mayor | Henri Majerus |
Area | |
• Total | 9.7 km2 (3.7 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 515 m (1,690 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 198 m (650 ft) |
Population (2017)[2] | |
• Total | 2,008 |
• Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
LAU2 | LU00004003 |
Website | Official website |
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.[3]
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 9.7 km2 (3.7 sq mi).[1] The altitude is 198–515 m (650–1,690 ft) high. At the church, the altitude is 224 m (735 ft) high.[4]
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.
There were 2,008 persons living in the commune in 2017,[2] for a population density of 207.0 inhabitants/km².
Evolution of the population in Vianden
Some historic buildings in the commune areː[3]
Vianden is twinned withː
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