Vianen

Vianen is a town and a former municipality within the imperative Netherlands, inside the province of Utrecht. It is located south of the Lek River. Before 2002 it become part of the province of South Holland. Vianen is bordered by major motorways leading to Utrecht: the A2 on its west, and the A27 simply east of the town. Both roads may be notoriously congested near Vianen in the course of top go back and forth hours. The municipality was merged with the municipalities of Leerdam and Zederik on January 1, 2019. The name of the new municipality is Vijfheerenlanden that's part of the province Utrecht. Vianen obtained city rights in 1337.

Vianen thrived underneath the counts of Brederode, who acquired its lordship via marriage early in the 15th century. It shaped a self-proclaimed sovereign seignory till 1795, along with Vianen, Lexmond, Hei- en Boeicop and Meerkerk. During the Middle Ages, as a "free town," Vianen will be a haven for felons and escaped serfs. Of the three castles constructed all through the city's records, Castle Batestein changed into said to be one of the most beautiful inside the Netherlands.