page_title: Krems an der Donau
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Krems an der Donau / History
context_page_description: 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 70 kilometres west of Vienna. Krems is a city with its own statute, and therefore it is both a municipality and a district.
context_section_description: 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.
  Krems is the primary producer of Marillenschnaps, an apricot brandy.
  Krems is the hometown of Martin Johann Schmidt, called "Kremserschmidt", the leading painter, draughtsman and etcher of the Austrian late Baroque.
caption: View of Krems in 1679
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