Canton of Vianden

canton in Luxembourg
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Vianden (Luxembourgish: Veianen) is a canton in the north of Luxembourg. Its capital is Vianden.

Canton of Vianden
Kanton Veianen
Coat of arms of Canton of Vianden
Canton Vianden in Luxembourg.svg
Coordinates: 49°56′N 6°10′E / 49.933°N 6.167°E / 49.933; 6.167Coordinates: 49°56′N 6°10′E / 49.933°N 6.167°E / 49.933; 6.167
CountryLuxembourg
Legislative constituencyNord
LAU 1LU00009
CapitalVianden
Communes
(cities in bold)
Putscheid
Tandel
Vianden
Area
 • Total78.5 km2 (30.3 sq mi)
Area rank12th of 12
Highest elevation542 m (1,778 ft)
Lowest elevation190 m (620 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total5,482
 • Rank12th of 12
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
 • Density rank10th of 12

HistoryEdit

On 1 January 2006, the communes of Bastendorf (in the Diekirch canton) and Fouhren were merged to form the commune of Tandel.[1]

GeographyEdit

Vianden is the smallest canton of Luxembourgh, with an area of 78.5 km2 (30.3 sq mi),[2] and a population (2017) of 5,162; it has a population density of 65.8 inhabitants/km².[3]

The canton has the Diekirch canton to the south, southwest and west; and the Clervaux canton to the northwest. To the east, it borders with the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm district (Rhineland-Palatinate state), Germany.

CommunesEdit

The Vianden canton has 3 communes (2017 population).[3]

  1. Putscheid (1,123)
  2. Tandel (2,031)
  3. Vianden (2,008)

Related pagesEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. "Mémorial A, 2004, No. 216" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  2. "Surface area of the cantons and municipalities". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Population by canton and municipality 1821 - 2017". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Retrieved 30 December 2017.