10-927: Krems may refer to: Krems an der Donau , a city in Lower Austria Krems, Carinthia , a small municipality in the district of Spittal an der Drau in Carinthia in Austria Two rivers in Austria: Krems (Lower Austria) Krems (Upper Austria) Krems II , a municipality in the district of Segeberg in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany See also [ edit ] Kremsmünster Kremser SC , association football club based in Krems an der Donau [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
20-578: Is twinned with the following cities: Marillenschnaps Marillenschnaps , also called Marillenbrand , is a fruit brandy made from apricots . It is mostly produced in the Wachau region of Austria , but similar apricot brandies are produced elsewhere. Many small orchards produce excellent home-made varieties of Marillenschnaps . Marillen is an Austrian German and Bavarian term for apricots, which are known as Aprikosen in other German-speaking regions. Marillenschnaps should be clear with
30-617: Is approximately 70 kilometres (43 miles) west of Vienna . Krems is a city with its own statute (or Statutarstadt ), and therefore it is both a municipality and a district. 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 . Krems
40-520: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Krems an der Donau Krems an der Donau ( German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɛms ʔan deːɐ̯ ˈdoːnaʊ̯] , lit. ' Krems on the Danube ' ) is a town with 25,271 inhabitants end 2022 in Austria, in the federal state of Lower Austria . It is the fifth-largest city of Lower Austria and
50-965: The agglomeration was about 50,000 at the end of 2010. 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
60-612: 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 Railroad Air traffic 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
70-484: The passenger ship terminal of Krems. 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, 2017 on 15 October 2017. The city's senate consists of 10 members: Swimming is available at Kremser Strandbad (indoor swimming pool ) and outdoor. Krems
80-422: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Krems&oldid=894551059 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
90-506: 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
100-525: 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 . The population (with principal residence status) in
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