Canton of Vianden explained

Canton of Vianden
Native Name:
Settlement Type:	Canton
Coordinates:	49.9333°N 16°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Luxembourg
Subdivision Type1:	Legislative constituency
Subdivision Name1:	Nord
Subdivision Type2:	LAU 1
Subdivision Name2:	LU00009
Area Total Km2:	78.5
Area Rank:	12th of 12
Elevation Max M:	542
Elevation Max Footnotes:	(3rd of 12)
Elevation Min M:	190
Elevation Min Footnotes:	(5th of 12)
Population Rank:	12th of 12
Population Density Km2:	auto
Population Density Rank:	10th of 12
Parts Type:	Communes (cities in bold)
Parts Style:	para
P1:	Putscheid Tandel Vianden

Vianden (Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch: Veianen) is a canton in the north of Luxembourg. It is the smallest canton in terms of both population and area. It borders Germany.

Administrative divisions

Vianden Canton consists of the following three communes:

• Putscheid
• Tandel
• Vianden

Mergers

• On 1 January 2006 the former commune of Bastendorf (from Diekirch Canton) was merged with the former commune of Fouhren (from Vianden Canton) to create the commune of Tandel (in Vianden Canton). The law creating Tandel was passed on 21 December 2004.^[1] Therefore, Vianden Canton gained 24.44 km² of land from Diekirch Canton.

Population

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Mémorial A, 2004, No. 216 . 2006-08-15 . PDF . Service central de législation . fr . 2007-03-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070328212933/http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2004/2163112/2163112.pdf#page=2 . dead .
2. Web site: Population par canton et commune. 11 January 2022. statistiques.public.lu.