Krems an der Donau (, ) is a city in Lower Austria, Austria. With a population of 24,821, it is the 20th-largest city of Austria and fifth-largest of Lower Austria. It is approximately west of Vienna. Krems is a city with its own statute (or Statutarstadt), and therefore it is both a municipality and a district.
Geography
Krems is located at the confluence of the Krems and Danube Rivers at the eastern end of Wachau valley, in the southern Waldviertel.
Krems borders the following municipalities: Stratzing, Langenlois, Rohrendorf bei Krems, Gedersdorf, Traismauer, NuÃÂdorf ob der Traisen, Paudorf, Furth bei Göttweig, Mautern an der Donau, Dürnstein, and Senftenberg.
History
Krems was first mentioned in 995 in a certificate of Otto III, but settlement was apparent even before then. For example, a child's grave, over 27,000 years old, was found here. This is the oldest grave found in Austria.
During the 11th and 12th centuries, Chremis, as it was then called, was almost as large as Vienna.
At the end of the Thirty Years' War, Swedish troops captured Krems in 1645 during their invasion of Lower Austria. The city was recaptured by Imperial troops under Hans Christoph von Puchheim and Johann Wilhelm von Hunolstein on 5 May 1646.
Krems is the primary producer of Marillenschnaps, an apricot brandy. It is also the hometown of Martin Johann Schmidt, called "Kremserschmidt", the leading painter, draughtsman and etcher of the Austrian late Baroque.
City division
- Innenstadt (Inner City)
- Weinzierl
- Mitterau
- Stein
- Egelsee
- Rehberg
- Am Steindl
- Gneixendorf
- Lerchenfeld
- Krems-Süd (South Krems)
Population development
The population (with principal residence status) in the agglomeration was about 50,000 at the end of 2010.
Climate
Main sights
Old town
- Bürgerspitalkirche
- Dominikanerkirche
- Dreifaltigkeitssäule
- Göglhaus
- Gozzoburg
- GroÃÂes Sgraffitohaus
- Pfarrkirche St. Veit
- Piaristenkirche
- Pulverturm
- Rathaus
- Simandlbrunnen
- Steiner Tor: The gate, erected in 1480, is the second remaining medieval gate
Outside the Old Town
- Frauenbergkirche
- Göttweigerhofkapelle
- GroÃÂer Passauerhof
- Karikaturmuseum Krems
- Kloster Und
- Kremser Tor
- Kunsthalle Krems
- Forum Frohner
- Landesgalerie Niederösterreich
- Linzer Tor
- Mauthaus
- Minoritenkirche
- Pfarrkirche Hl. Nikolaus
- Salzstadl
- University Krems
Transport
The city's main railway station is a junction of the Franz-Josefs Railway to Vienna, the Kremser Railway to St. Pölten, the Donauufer Railway to Spitz and the regional railway to Horn. It is at the intersection of the Stockerauer Speedway S5 and the Kremser Speedway S33, and is traversed by the Danube Road B3, the Retzer Road B35, the Kremser Road B37 and the Langenloiser Road B218. Krems is a junction of the Wieselbus bus lines, which provides radial connections between Sankt Pölten and the different regions of Lower Austria.
Main Roads
- Stockerauer SchnellstraÃÂe (S5) from Krems to Vienna
- Kremser SchnellstraÃÂe (S33) from Krems to St. Pölten
- Donau StraÃÂe (B3) from Krems to Linz
- Aggsteiner StraÃÂe (B33) from Krems to Melk
- Aggsteiner StraÃÂe (B33a) from Krems to Mautern an der Donau
- Retzer StraÃÂe (B35) from Krems to Retz
- Kremser StraÃÂe (B37) from Krems to Rastenfeld
- Kremser StraÃÂe (B37a) from Krems to Traismauer
- Langenloiser StraÃÂe (B218) from Krems to Langenlois
Railroad
Air traffic
The nearest passenger airport to the city is Vienna Airport, located south east of Krems an der Donau.
In the city
A network of four bus lines operates at regular intervals within the city. Every summer, a tourist train connects the ancient parts of the city with museums, the central railway station and the passenger ship terminal of Krems.
Politics
Municipal council
The municipal council consists of 40 members and since the municipal elections in 2017 it consists of the following parties:
Municipal elections in Krems were held, at the same time as the Austrian legislative election, 2022 in 2022.
City's senate
The city's senate consists of 10 members:
- SPÃÂ: 5 members
- ÃÂVP: 3 members
- FPÃÂ: 2 members
Public facilities
Educational facilities
Prison
Leisure and sports sites
Swimming is available at Kremser Strandbad (indoor swimming pool) and outdoor.
Notable people
- Ava (ca.1060âÂÂ1127), poet, the first named female writer in the German language; she lived in Krems
- Margaret of Austria (1204âÂÂ1266), German queen, (1225-1235) & Queen of Bohemia, (1253-1260).
- Johann Georg Schmidt (1685âÂÂ1748), called the "Wiener Schmidt", an Austrian Baroque painter, he died in Krems
- Martin Johann Schmidt (1718âÂÂ1801), called the "Kremser Schmidt", painter of the Austrian Rococo, he died in Krems
- Michael Wutky (1739âÂÂ1822), an Austrian landscape painter in the Rococo style
- Ludwig Guttenbrunn (1750âÂÂ1819), an Austrian artist of portraits and history painting.
- Vinzenz Eduard Milde (1777âÂÂ1853), Dean of Krems and Archbishop of Vienna, pastor of Krems and teacher at the former .
- Ludwig Ritter von Köchel (1800âÂÂ1877), an Austrian musicologist, writer, composer, botanist and publisher.
- Franz Schneider (1812âÂÂ1897), physician and chemist
- (1814-1854), art historian, politician and numismatist
- Johann Nordmann (1820âÂÂ1887), journalist, travel writer and poet
- Wilhelm Gause (1853âÂÂ1916), painter, he died in Krems
- Josef Maria Eder (1855âÂÂ1944), photochemist and pioneer of Picture & Photography
- Julius Ernest Wilhelm FuÃÂÃÂk (1872âÂÂ1916) composer and conductor; military musician in Krems, 1891-1894
- Wilhelm Miklas (1872âÂÂ1956), politician (CS) and the third President of the 1st Republic, 1928-1938
- (1874âÂÂ1968), university professor of ophthalmology
- (1882âÂÂ1931), director of Natural History Museum, Vienna, helped find Venus of Willendorf
- Fritz Dworschak (1890âÂÂ1974), an Austrian numismatist, art historian and museum director
- Rudolf Redlinghofer (1900âÂÂ1940), Conscientious objector, Nazi victim, beheaded in 1940, now rehabilitated
- Peter B. Neubauer (1913âÂÂ2008), child psychiatrist and psychoanalyst
- (1935âÂÂ2007), physicist
- Dagmar Braun Celeste (born 1941), an American counselor, author and former first lady of Ohio
- Ulrike Lunacek (born 1957), journalist and politician (Green)
- Robert Streibel (born 1959), historian, writer and poet.
Sport
Twin towns
Krems is twinned with the following cities:
- Ribe, Denmark, since 1971
- Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, since 1971
- Beaune, Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, since 1973
- Passau, Bavaria, Germany, since 1974
- KromÃÂÃ
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¾, Czech Republic, since 1994
- Grapevine, Texas, United States, since 1999
See also
- Donaufestival - annual festival of music and performance held in Krems
References
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