Vianden Castle

The Battle of Vianden alternatively called Battle of Vianden Castle took place November 19, 1944 in the small town of Vianden, in northern Luxembourg. It was one of the most important battles of the Luxembourg Resistance during World War II.

Fouhren (Luxembourgish: Furen [ˈfuːə̯ʀən]; German: Fuhren) is a small town in the commune of Tandel, in north-eastern Luxembourg. As of 2005, the town has a population of 353. Fouhren was a commune in the canton of Vianden until 1 January 2006, when it was merged with the commune of Bastendorf to form the new commune of Tandel. The law creating Tandel was passed on 21 December 2004.

Roth an der Our is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Bivels (Luxembourgish: Biwels) is a small village in the commune of Putscheid in north-eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Vianden in the district of Diekirch. As of 2001, it had 74 inhabitants.The village is located about 3 km north of Vianden along a 7 km long artificial lake. Once a poor farming village, it now benefits from the nearby hydroelectric power plant. In the 1960s, when the dam was built, the lower part of the village was flooded. New housing and a church had to be rebuilt on higher ground overlooking the lake and the wooded hills beyond. The area is popular with tourists, especially hikers.

The Vianden Pumped Storage Plant is located just north of Vianden in Diekirch District, Luxembourg. The power plant uses the pumped-storage hydroelectric method to generate electricity and serves as a peaking power plant. Its lower reservoir is located on the Our River, bordering Germany, and the upper is elevated above on the nearby Saint Nicholas Mountain. Construction on the plant began in 1959 and the first pump-generators were commissioned in 1962. A tenth pump-generator was installed in 1976 bringing the plant's installed generating capacity to 1,096 megawatts (1,470,000 hp). The plant generates an average of 1,650 gigawatt-hours (5,900 TJ) annually but of course consumes even more. Generally the efficiency of this energy storage method is around 70–80%. The plant is owned by Société électrique de l'Our and RWE. Construction on an eleventh pump-generator began in 2010 and it is expected to be commissioned in 2013, which will bring the plant's installed capacity to 1,296 megawatts (1,738,000 hp).

Bauler is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Vianden (Luxembourgish: Veianen [ˈfɑɪɑnən] or (locally) Veinen [ˈfɑɪnən]) is a commune with town status in the Éislek, north-eastern Luxembourg, with a population of 2,203 as of 2023. It is part of the of the canton of the same name. Vianden lies on the Our river, near the border between Luxembourg and Germany. As of 2013, the town of Vianden, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 1,811. It is known for the Vianden Castle.

Vianden is a canton in the north of Luxembourg. Its capital is Vianden.

Bettel (Luxembourgish: Bëttel) is a village in the commune of Tandel, in north-eastern Luxembourg. As of 2001, the village had a population of 207. Until 1 January 2006, Bettel was part of the commune of Fouhren, which was merged with the commune of Bastendorf to form the modern commune of Tandel. Bettel is situated on the river Our, just opposite the German border and the village of Roth an der Our.

Longsdorf (Luxembourgish: Longsdref) is a village in the commune of Tandel, Luxembourg. The hamlet of Marxbierg (or Marxberg) forms part of the village.

Keppeshausen is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Waldhof-Falkenstein is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.