Vianden (Luxembourgish: Veianen) is a canton in the north of Luxembourg. Its capital is Vianden.
Canton of Vianden
Kanton Veianen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 49°56′N 6°10′E / 49.933°N 6.167°E | |
| Country | Luxembourg |
| Legislative constituency | Nord |
| LAU 1 | LU00009 |
| Capital | Vianden |
| Communes (cities in bold) | Putscheid Tandel Vianden |
| Area | |
| • Total | 78.5 km2 (30.3 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 12th of 12 |
| Highest elevation | 542 m (1,778 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
| • Total | 5,680 |
| • Rank | 12th of 12 |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 10th of 12 |
History
changeOn 1 January 2006, the communes of Bastendorf (in the Diekirch canton) and Fouhren were merged to form the commune of Tandel.[1]
Geography
changeVianden 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.
Communes
changeThe Vianden canton has 3 communes (2017 population).[3]
Related pages
changeReferences
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- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Surface area of the cantons and municipalities". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Population by canton and municipality 1821 - 2017". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2017.