Vianden Castle

Vianden Castle (Luxembourgish: Veianer Schlass [ˈfɑɪ̯ɑnɐ ˈʃlɑs] or (locally) Veiner Schlooss [ˈfɑɪ̯nɐ ˈʃloːs] ; French: Château de Vianden; German: Schloss Vianden), located in Vianden in the north of Luxembourg, is one of the largest fortified castles west of the Rhine. With origins dating from the fourth century as a Roman outpost and the 10th century, the more familiar castle form was built in the Romanesque style from the 11th to 14th centuries. Gothic transformations and trimmings were added at the end of this period. A Renaissance mansion was added in the 17th century but thereafter the castle was allowed to fall into ruins. It has, however, recently been fully restored and is open to visitors. Vianden Castle is widely regarded as the best castle to visit in Luxembourg.

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Vianden Castle ranks #537 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #2 of the 45 mapped in Luxembourg. Founded 1100, it is older than 87% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 317 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 9,949 times in the last 60 days, more than 92% of the atlas. 23 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Luxembourg, 36 km away. It is one of the 43 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Moselle. See how Luxembourg compares in the castle statistics.

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