Krems an der Donau

Krems an der Donau is a town of 23,992 inhabitants in Austria, in the federal state of Lower Austria. It is the fifth-largest city of Lower Austria and 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, Nußdorf 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
Großes 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
Großer 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 Schnellstraße (S5) from Krems to Vienna
Kremser Schnellstraße (S33) from Krems to St. Pölten
Donau Straße (B3) from Krems to Linz
Aggsteiner Straße (B33) from Krems to Melk
Aggsteiner Straße (B33a) from Krems to Mautern an der Donau
Retzer Straße (B35) from Krems to Retz
Kremser Straße (B37) from Krems to Rastenfeld
Kremser Straße (B37a) from Krems to Traismauer
Langenloiser Straße (B218) from Krems to Langenlois
Railroad
Franz-Josefs-Bahn from Krems to Vienna
Kremser Bahn from Krems to St. Pölten
from Krems to Spitz
Kamptalbahn from Krems to Sigmundsherberg
Air traffic
Gneixendorf airfield is a small general aviation airport.
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:
19 Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) – the mayor and the first vice mayor
8 Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) – the second vice mayor
5 Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ)
2 KLS
1 Austrian Green Party
1 PROKS
Municipal elections in Krems were held, at the same time as the Austrian legislative election, 2017 on 15 October 2017.
City's senate
The city's senate consists of 10 members:
SPÖ: 5 members
ÖVP: 4 members
FPÖ: 1 members
Public facilities
Educational facilities
BHAK/BHAS Krems
Bundesgymnasium Piaristen
Bundesgymnasium Rechte Kremszeile
Bundesreal- and Bundesoberstufenrealgymnasium (BORG) Krems Heinemannstraße
Bundesrealgymnasium Krems Ringstraße
Danube Private University
University for Continuing Education Krems
Adult education centre
HLA/HLW Krems
HLF Krems
HTBL Krems
IMC Fachhochschule Krems (University of Applied Sciences)
Karl Landsteiner Privatuniversität für Gesundheitswissenschaften
Oberstufenrealgymnasium Englische Fräulein
School of education
Prison
Justizanstalt Stein is a prison housing some of Austria's worst offenders.
Leisure and sports sites
Swimming is available at Kremser Strandbad (indoor swimming pool) and outdoor.
Football – Kremser SC
Ice hockey – KEV Eagles
Miniature golf
Rugby Club Krems
Skatepark
Team handball – Union Handballklub Krems
Union Badminton Krems
Personalities linked to Krems an der Donau
Matthias Abele (1616–1677), town clerk and writer of the 17th century.
Josef Bayer (1882–1931), director of Natural History Museum in Vienna, one of the discoverers of the Venus of Willendorf
Josef Maria Eder (1855–1944), photochemist and pioneer of Picture
Julius Ernest Wilhelm Fučík (1872–1916) composer and conductor; 1891-1894 military musician in Krems (1st Commitment)
Wilhelm Gause (1853–1916), painter
Gregor Hradetzky, (1909–1984), canoeist and organ builder
Wolfgang Kummer (1935–2007), physicist
Maria Anna Laager (1788–1866), mother of the composer and pianist Franz Liszt
Ulrike Lunacek (born 1957), journalist and politician
Margaret of Babenberg (1204–1266), Queen of Bohemia and Duchess of Austria wife of Heinrich (HRR) (VII.) and Premysl Otakar II, lived in Krems;
Jakob Oswald of Mayreck (1669–1745), businessman and mayor, in which he has set up house lived Kochel
Josef Meller (1874–1963), university professor of ophthalmology
Eduard Melly (born 1814), numismatist
Wilhelm Miklas (1872–1956), politician (CS) and the third President of the 1st Republic
Vinzenz Eduard Milde (1777–1853), Dean of Krems and Archbishop of Vienna, pastor of Krems and head of the philosophical educational institution
Peter B. Neubauer (1913–2008), child psychiatrist and psychoanalyst
Johann Nordmann (1820–1887), journalist and poet
Rudolf Redlinghofer (1900–1940), Nazi victims, was beheaded on January 11, 1940 in Berlin-Plötzensee
Ludwig Ritter von Köchel (1800–1877), musicologist, writer and composer
Johann Georg Schmidt (Wiener Schmidt) (1685–1748), painter, died in Krems;
Martin Johann Schmidt (1718–1801), called "Kremser Schmidt", the most outstanding painters of the Austrian Rococo
Franz Schneider (1812–1897), physician and chemist
Marko Stankovic, (born 1986), football player
Robert Streibel, (born 1959), historian
Michael Wutky (1739–1822), painter
Cameron Ugbodu (born 2000), visual artist
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
Kroměříž, Czech Republic, since 1994
Grapevine, Texas, United States, since 1999
References
External links
Pictures of Krems and information in English language
Video of a street walk through the Old Town of Krems an der Donau
Lower Austria official webpage
Populated places on the Danube
Cities and towns in Lower Austria
World Heritage Sites in Austria