Vianden Castle
Vianden Castle, located in Vianden in the north of Luxembourg, is one of the largest fortified castles west of the Rhine. With origins dating from the fourth century as a Roman outpost and the 10th century, the more familiar castle form was built in the Romanesque style from the 11th to 14th centuries.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: castle in Luxembourg
- Also known as: “Ruines du chateau de Vianden, cote Sud.” and “Ruines du château de Vianden, cote Sud.”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sodality chapel and Victor-Hugo-Literaturmusée.
Sodality chapel
Chapel
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sodality chapel is situated 270 metres southeast of Vianden Castle.
Victor-Hugo-Literaturmusée
Museum
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Victor-Hugo-Literaturmusée is a museum, which is situated 370 metres east of Vianden Castle.
Saint Nicholas Church Vianden
Church
Photo: Palauenc05, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Nicholas Church Vianden is situated 390 metres east of Vianden Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vianden and Roth an der Our.
Vianden
One of Luxembourg's main tourist attractions, Vianden is a delightful historic town with a stunningly restored medieval castle, spectacularly situated on a rock high above town.
Roth an der Our
Village
Photo: Peng, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Roth an der Our is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Fouhren
Village
Photo: MMFE, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fouhren is a small town in the commune of Tandel, in north-eastern Luxembourg. As of 2025, the town has a population of 486. Fouhren was a commune in the canton of Vianden until 1 January 2006, when it was merged with the commune of Bastendorf to form the new commune of Tandel.
Vianden Castle
- Categories: castle, commerce, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Vianden, Luxembourg, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
49.93488° or 49° 56′ 6″ northLongitude
6.20283° or 6° 12′ 10″ eastElevation
291 metres (955 feet)Open location code
8FX8W6M3+X4OpenStreetMap ID
way 191609796OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Vianden Castle” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة فياندن”
- Basque: “Viandengo gaztelua”
- Catalan: “castell de Vianden”
- Catalan: “Castell de Vianden”
- Chinese: “維安登城堡”
- Chinese: “菲安登城堡”
- Czech: “hrad Vianden”
- Czech: “Hrad Vianden”
- Dutch: “Kasteel Vianden”
- Dutch: “Slot Vianden”
- Finnish: “Vianden linna”
- Finnish: “Viandenin linna”
- French: “château de Vianden”
- French: “Château de Vianden”
- French: “Vianden chateau”
- Georgian: “ვიანდენის ციხესიმაგრე”
- German: “Buerg Veianen”
- German: “Burg Vianden”
- German: “Schloss Vianden”
- Italian: “castello di Vianden”
- Italian: “Castello di Vianden”
- Luxembourgish: “Buerg Veianen”
- Luxembourgish: “Schlass Veianen”
- Luxembourgish: “Veianer Schlass”
- Luxembourgish: “Veiner Schlooss”
- Polish: “Zamek Vianden”
- Polish: “Zamek w Vianden”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Vianden”
- Russian: “Вианден”
- Russian: “Вианденский замок”
- Russian: “замок Вианден”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Vianden”
- Turkish: “Vianden Kalesi”
- Ukrainian: “Віанден”
- Ukrainian: “замок Віанден”
- Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Vianden”
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