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
Twin towns.
Vianden is twinned withː