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Vianen
Sign in to saveVianen () is a city and a former municipality in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It is located south of the Lek river. Before 2002 it was part of the province of South Holland. Vianen is made up of a historic town centre that dates back to the medieval period and was once surrounded by a defensive wall (parts of which still stand today) and moat, as well as more extensive modern housing developments to the east, south and southwest and an industrial and commercial area. Vianen is intersected by two major motorways leading to the city of Utrecht: the A2 (Amsterdam-Maastrich
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Vianen
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- City and former municipality
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- Vianen town centre
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- Vianen vlag.svg
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- Coat of arms of Vianen, Utrecht.svg
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- 100x80px
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- Map - NL - Municipality code 0620 (2009).svg
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- Highlighted position of Vianen in a municipal map of Utrecht
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- Location of the former municipality in Utrecht
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- Country
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- Netherlands
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- Province
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- Utrecht
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- Municipality
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- Vijfheerenlanden
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- Merged
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Vianen
- Demonym
- Vianer
- Population
- 1824
- Area
- 42.17
- Elevation
- 4
- Official website
- www.vianen.nl
- Image
- Vianen1.jpg
- Households
- 7948
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- Commons category
- Vianen, Utrecht
- postal code
- 4130–4133
- native label
- Vianen
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Vianen () is a city and a former municipality in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It is located south of the Lek river. Before 2002 it was part of the province of South Holland. Vianen is made up of a historic town centre that dates back to the medieval period and was once surrounded by a defensive wall (parts of which still stand today) and moat, as well as more extensive modern housing developments to the east, south and southwest and an industrial and commercial area. Vianen is intersected by two major motorways leading to the city of Utrecht: the A2 (Amsterdam-Maastricht) and the A27 (Breda-Almere). The municipality was merged with the municipalities of Leerdam and Zederik on 1 January 2019. The name of the new municipality is Vijfheerenlanden which is part of the Utrecht province.
== The city of Vianen == thumb|left|130px|City gate (15th century) Vianen received city rights in 1337. Vianen thrived under the counts of Brederode, who acquired its lordship through marriage early in the 15th century. It formed a self-proclaimed sovereign seignory till 1795, including Vianen, Lexmond, Hei- en Boeicop and Meerkerk. During the Middle Ages, as a "free city," Vianen could be a haven for felons and escaped serfs. Of the three castles built during the town's history, Batestein Castle was said to be one of the most beautiful in the Netherlands. Its only remnants are a 17th-century brick gate and water-pump. Remnants of the old city wall are visible girdling parts of the old downtown.
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