Krems an der Donau (German pronunciation:[ˈkʁɛmsʔandeːɐ̯ˈdoːnaʊ̯],lit.'Krems on theDanube') is a city inLower 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 70 kilometres (43 miles) west ofVienna. Krems is a city with its ownstatute (orStatutarstadt), and therefore it is both a municipality and a district.
View of Krems in 1679View of Krems in 1900View of Krems in 2006Danube in Krems with the harbour in background
Krems was first mentioned in 995 in a certificate ofOtto III,[3] 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 asVienna.
At the end of theThirty Years' War, Swedish troops captured Krems in 1645 during their invasion of Lower Austria. The city was recaptured byImperial troops under Hans Christoph von Puchheim andJohann Wilhelm von Hunolstein on 5 May 1646.[4]
Old Town of KremsTheSteiner Tor in KremsPiarist ChurchDreifaltigkeitssäuleView of Stein an der Donau, a quarter in the west end of the cityView of Stein (from the left to the right: Frauenbergkirche, Pfarrkirche Hl. Nikolaus, Minoritenkirche)
Krems Central StationMotorway toVienna in the industrial area of Krems
The city's main railway station is a junction of theFranz-Josefs Railway to Vienna, the Kremser Railway toSt. Pölten, the Donauufer Railway to Spitz and the regional railway toHorn. 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 theWieselbus bus lines, which provides radial connections between Sankt Pölten and the different regions of Lower Austria.
Main Roads
Stockerauer Schnellstraße (S5) from Krems toVienna
Kremser Schnellstraße (S33) from Krems toSt. Pölten
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.
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