Stift Melk, Wachau

(Wachau is also the name of a municipality in the district of Kamenz in Saxony, Germany: see Wachau, Saxony). Download high resolution version (2443x1523, 2681 KB)Foto W. Hochauer, Stift Melk, Lower Austria, This photo is from Abbey Melk, April 2005 from Walter Hochauer [1] File links The following pages link to this file: Wachau Stift Melk Image:Stift melk 001. ... Download high resolution version (2443x1523, 2681 KB)Foto W. Hochauer, Stift Melk, Lower Austria, This photo is from Abbey Melk, April 2005 from Walter Hochauer [1] File links The following pages link to this file: Wachau Stift Melk Image:Stift melk 001. ... Stift Melk Courtyard of the Stift Melk Melk Abbey or Stift Melk is an historic Austrian Benedictine abbey, and one of the worlds most famous monastic sites. ... Kamenz (Lusatian: Kamjenc) is a Kreis (district) in the north-east of Saxony, Germany. ... The Free State of Saxony (German: Freistaat Sachsen; Sorbian: Swobodny Stat Sakska) is a federal state of Germany. ...

The Wachau is a well known Austrian valley with a landscape of high visual quality formed by the Danube river. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations of Lower Austria, located between the towns of Melk and Krems. It is 30 km in length and was already settled in prehistoric times. A well-known place and tourist magnet is Dürnstein, where King Richard the Lion-Heart of England was held captive by Duke Leopold V. The Danube (ancient Danuvius, ancient Greek Istros) is the longest river of the European Union and Europes second-longest[3] (after the Volga). ... Map of Lower Austria showing districts and the four quarters (Waldviertel in green, Weinviertel in red, Mostviertel in yellow and Industrieviertel in blue) Lower Austria (de: Niederösterreich) is one of the nine states or Bundesländer in Austria. ... Melk seen from the abbey Stift Melk Melk (older spelling: Mölk) is a city of Austria, in the federal state of Lower Austria, next to the Wachau valley along the Danube. ... Krems an der Donau is a city of Austria, in the federal state of Lower Austria, at the end of Wachau valley. ... km redirects here. ... Dürnstein is a town in the Wachau in Lower Austria. ... Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199) was King of England from 1189 to 1199. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... Leopold V (1157-December 31, 1194), the Virtuous, was a Babenberg duke of Austria from 1177 to 1194 and Styria from 1192 to 1194. ...

The Wachau is well known for its production of apricots and grapes, both of which are used to produce specialty liquors and wines.

The Wachau was added to the UNESCO list of world heritage sites in recongition of its architectural and agricultural history. UNESCO logo UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ...

Related to the Austrian Wachau is an area in North Carolina, comprising most of Forsyth County. Founded in 1753 by members of the Moravian Church the colony of 100,000 acres was named "die Wachau" after the valley in Austria because western North Carolina reminded their leader Bishop August Gottlieb Spangenberg of the ancestral home of the Moravians' patron Nicolaus Ludwig, Imperial Count von Zinzendorf 1700-1760. Now the Latin form of the name, Wachovia, is used, hence the name of the Wachovia Corporation founded there in 1879. This article is the current U.S. Collaboration of the Week. ... A Moravian is a Protestant belonging to a religious movement that originated in Moravia, Czech Republic. ... Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf, Count of Zinzendorf and Pottendorf, (May 26, 1700 – May 9, 1760), German religious and social reformer, was born at Dresden. ... Wachovia Corporation (NYSE: WB) is a large banking chain in the United States. ...

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• (German)Wachau Official Website
• (German)Wachau, Weissenkirchen Website
• (German)Wachauer.Net

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World Heritage Sites in Austria

Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape (w/ Hungary) | Graz | Hallstatt-Dachstein Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape | Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn | Salzburg | Semmering Railway | Vienna | Wachau Cultural Landscape Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ... A storks nest typical for the region The Neusiedler See (Hungarian: FertÅ‘) is the only steppe lake in Central Europe and is located at the border between Austria and Hungary. ... The Grazer Schloßberg Clock Tower Graz [graːts] (Slovenian: Gradec IPA: /gra. ... Hallstatt Lake Hallstatt (47°34′N 13°39′E), Upper Austria is a village in the Salzkammergut, a region in Austria. ... Hoher Dachstein is one of the highest mountains in the Northern Calcareous Alps. ... Salzkammergut is a resort area east of Salzburg, Austria, spanning the federal states of Upper Austria, Salzburg, and Styria. ... Schönbrunn Palace (Schloss Schönbrunn) in Vienna is one of the most important cultural monuments in Austria and since the 1860s has also been one of the major tourist attractions in Vienna. ... Flag of Salzburg Salzburg (population 145,000 in 2005) is a city in western Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg (population 520,000 in 2003). ... Semmering Railway with surrounding mountain scenery Semmering Railway at Mürzzuschlag, around 1900 Semmering Railway viaduct, around 1900 The Semmering Railway, Austria, which starts at Gloggnitz and leads over the Semmering to Mürzzuschlag is commonly referred to as the worlds first mountain railway, especially given the very difficult... Inhabitants according to official census figures: 1800 to 2005 Vienna in 1858 Vienna (German: Wien ) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ...