Vianden

One of 's main tourist attractions, Vianden is a delightful historic town with a stunningly restored medieval castle, spectacularly situated on a rock high above town.
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  • Type: Locality with 2,200 residents
  • Description: city in Luxembourg
  • Postal codes: L-9405, L-9406, L-9407, L-9408, L-9409, L-9410, L-9411, L-9412, L-9414, L-9415, L-9416, L-9417, L-9418, L-9419, L-9420, L-9421, L-9422, L-9424, L-9425, L-9426, and L-9440

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vianden Castle and Victor-Hugo-Literaturmusée.

, located in Vianden in the north of , 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roth an der Our and Bauler.

Village
is a municipality in the , in , western .

Village
is a municipality in the , in , western .

Village
is a small town in the commune of , in north-eastern . As of 2024, the town has a population of 442. was a commune in the canton of Vianden until 1 January 2006, when it was merged with the commune of to form the new commune of Tandel.

Vianden

Latitude
49.935° or 49° 56′ 6″ north
Longitude
6.2089° or 6° 12′ 32″ east
Population
2,200
Elevation
228 metres (748 feet)
United Nations Location Code
LU VIA
Open location code
8FX8W6P5+2H
Geo­Names ID
2960021
Wiki­data ID
Q836082
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Zeeuws—“Vianden” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Vianden
  • Belarusian: Віяндэн
  • Bulgarian: Вианден
  • Catalan: Vianden
  • Cebuano: Vianden
  • Chinese: Vianden
  • Chinese: 維安登
  • Chinese: 维安登
  • Chinese: 菲安登
  • Danish: Vianden
  • Dimli (individual language): Vianden
  • Dutch: Vianden (stad)
  • Dutch: Vianden
  • Esperanto: Vianden
  • French: Vianden
  • Georgian: ვიანდენი
  • German: Veianen
  • German: Veinen
  • German: Vianden
  • Greek: Βιαντέν
  • Hebrew: ויאנדן
  • Hebrew: פאייאנן
  • Hebrew: פאיינן
  • Indonesian: Vianden
  • Italian: Vianden
  • Japanese: ヴィアンデン
  • Latin: Vianda
  • Lithuanian: Viandenas
  • Luxembourgish: Gemeng Veianen
  • Luxembourgish: Veianen
  • Luxembourgish: Veinen
  • Luxembourgish: Vianden
  • Malay: Vianden
  • Min Nan Chinese: Vianden
  • Mingrelian: ვიანდენი
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Vianden
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Veianen
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Vianden
  • Norwegian: Vianden
  • Persian: ویاندن
  • Polish: Veianen
  • Polish: Vianden
  • Portuguese: Vianden
  • Pushto: ویاندن
  • Romanian: Vianden
  • Russian: Вианден
  • Russian: Вьянден
  • Serbian: Veinen
  • Serbian: Vijanden
  • Serbian: Вианден
  • Serbian: Вијанден
  • Slovak: Vianden
  • Slovenian: Veianen
  • Slovenian: Veinen
  • Slovenian: Vianden
  • South Azerbaijani: ویاندن
  • Spanish: Vianden
  • Swedish: Vianden
  • Swiss German: Veianen
  • Tosk Albanian: Veianen
  • Turkish: LU0903
  • Turkish: Veianen
  • Turkish: Vianden
  • Ukrainian: Віанден
  • Venetian: Vianden
  • Volapük: Veianen
  • Volapük: Vianden
  • Walloon: Vianden
  • Zeeuws: Vianden

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