Vianden
Sign in to saveVianden (; or (locally) ) is a commune with city status in north-eastern Luxembourg, with a population of 2,221 as of 2025. It is part of the canton of the same name. Vianden lies near the border with Germany, along the Our river, being the only place where the border is not defined by that river. It is known for Vianden Castle.
Key facts
- Settlement.elevation_max_rank
- of 100
- Settlement.name
- Vianden
- Settlement.native_name
- Veianen, Veinen
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- lb
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Commune
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Vianden 17Jan2021.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Vianden from above
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Vianden, Luxembourg.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Blason de Vianden.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 100x80px
- Settlement.mapsize
- 200px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Map of Luxembourg with Vianden highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Canton
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Vianden
- Settlement.leader_party
- Independent
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
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Vianden (; or (locally) ) is a commune with city status in north-eastern Luxembourg, with a population of 2,221 as of 2025. It is part of the canton of the same name. Vianden lies near the border with Germany, along the Our river, being the only place where the border is not defined by that river. It is known for Vianden Castle.
==History== The origins of Vianden date back to the Gallo-Roman age when there was a castellum on the site of the present castle. The original name of Vianden was Viennensis. The valley was covered in vineyards in Roman times, the first historical reference to Vianden was in 698 when there is a record of a gift in the form of a vineyard in Monte Viennense made by Saint Irmina to the Abbey of Echternach. Vianden possesses one of the oldest charters in Europe, granted in 1308 by Philip II, count of Vianden, from whom the family of Nassau-Vianden sprang, and who was consequently the ancestor of William of Orange.