Krems an der Donau

Krems an der Donau is located where the Krems River flows into the Donau (Danube) in northeastern Österreich (Austria), and has 24 thousand residents.¹ It is in the Wachau area, honored by UNESCO as a cultural landscape. The World Heritage Site includes terraced vineyards; the Abbey at Melk; the ruined castle at Durnstein; the Schallaburg Castle near Schollach; the Steiner Tor (Gate) and Piarist Church in Krems itself; the Göttweig Abbey near Krems; the Burgruine (ruined fortress) Aggstein north of Melk; and Schloss (Castle) Schonbuhel near Melk.

External references

Steiner Tor (Gate) and another building in Krems an der Donau, Österreich (Austria)

Footnotes

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krems_an_der_Donau, accessed 9/13/2013.