Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Wachau Cultural Landscape' has mentioned 'Town' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| The name "wachu" as such was recorded as "locus Wahowa" in 853 AD and the name of "Krems" was recorded as Urbs Chremisa in 995 AD, marking it as the oldest Austrian town. | WIKI |
| [4] An interesting part of the 12th-century history is the imprisonment of Richard the Lionhearted, the King of England at the Kuenringerburg castle (now in ruins) above the Dxc3xbcrnstein town for the reason that he insulted the Babenberg Duke, Leopold V by showing disrespect to the Austrian flag (he had thrown it into a drain). | WIKI |
| In the modern period though, the 18th-century buildings are now integrated with the town layout, and they are used for promotion of trade and crafts. | WIKI |
| [11][12] In the Wachau, the town of Spitz lies on the Danube's western bank and the city of Melk on its eastern bank. | WIKI |
| Melk is a small town on the bank of the Danube at the start of the Wachau region at an elevation of 228 metres (748xc2xa0ft). | WIKI |
| An ancient town with its historicity linked to the Romans (as a border post) and also to Babenbergs' times (as their strong fortress), known then as the Namare Fort, which the residents call as the Medelke of the Nibenlunggenlied or the Babenberg fortress. | WIKI |
| The basic layout of the town below the Abbey is dated to the 11th and 12th centuries. | WIKI |
| However, many of the present day historic buildings in the main streets of the town are from 16th to 18th century. | WIKI |
| The most prominent streets laid out from the town hall square (Rathausplatz) are the Hauptstrasse (the main street) and Sterngasse, which is oldest street of the town. | WIKI |
| Another dominant feature in the town is the Birago Barracks, built during 1910xe2x80x9313. | WIKI |
| In the peripheral area of the town, buildings built in the latter half of the 19th century and early 20th century are seen in their original condition. | WIKI |
| A1 Autobahn between Vienna and Salzburg has a station close to the town centre. | WIKI |
| Krems, which includes the town of Stein, an old town located between Kremser Tor (15th century) and Gottweigerghof (13th and 14th century) has many historical buildings, and also "pedestrian only" streets of Obere and Untere Landstrasse. | WIKI |
| The Minorite Church was the parish church in the old town, and is now used to hold art exhibitions. | WIKI |
| Apart from this Gothic church, the town also has the Pfarrkirche St. Nikolaus Church that depicts paintings on the altar and the ceiling, which are credited to the famous painter Kremser Schmidt, who lived in Linzer Tor from 1756 until his death. | WIKI |
| Other monuments in Mauthaus town are a Renaissance building and the Baroque palace, built in 1721, which is known as the birthplace of Ludwig von Kxc3xb6chel, who did research on Mozart. | WIKI |
| Spitz is a small town with cobbled streets amidst vineyards and views of the Danube valley. | WIKI |
| Left: Dxc3xbcrnstein town. | WIKI |
| The town of Dxc3xbcrnstein was established in 1019 AD on a rocky promontory along a gentle curve of the Danube river, in the midst of the Wachau valley. | WIKI |
| The small walled town, located 9 kilometres (5.6xc2xa0mi) upstream of Krems, is known for its scenic environment. | WIKI |
| [7][8][17][18] The town is also well known for some of the residential buildings on the main street; one such building is the refurbished building of Chorherrenstift, which was originally a monastery built in 1410. | WIKI |
| Chronologically, the historical legacies associated with the town are as follows: imprisonment of the English King Richard the Lionheart in the Kuenringer Castle (now seen in ruins) from December 1192 to March 1193; the conquest by the Babenberg Duke Frederic II over the rebels of the Kuenring in 1231; building of the St. Kunigunde church in 1231; construction of the town hall (which was later modified in Renaissance style in 1547) with towers and gates between 13th and 14th centuries; recognition as a town in 1347; end of the dynastic rule of Dxc3xbcrnstein by the Kuenrings in 1355; the Habsburgs acquisition of Dxc3xbcrnstein as sovereigns under the rule of Duke Albrecht III of Austria in 1356; establishing the monastery of the Order of St. Augustine xe2x80x93 "Augustiner-Chorherren" xe2x80x93 and the gothic monastery between 1410 and 1440; Emperor Frederic III awarding the municipal coat of arms to the town in 1476; dissolution of the order of St. Clara's nunnery (built in 1330) and its control delegated to the Augustinian monks in 1571; the 16th century construction of residential buildings in a unique style, which continue to be recognized for their distinct artistic value to this day; building of a new castle in 1630; construction of the baroque monastery between 1710 and 1740; construction of the Wine Cellar Castle or the Keller-Schlxc3xb6xc3x9fl in 1714; dissolution of the Augustinian monastery by Emperor Joseph II in 1788; battling the French invasion November 11, 1805 (Napoleonic Wars known as the Battle of Dxc3xbcrenstein fought in the flood plains between the river and the mountains in the river section which is curved in the shape of a crescent between Dxc3xbcrnstein and nearby Krems an der Donau; the first city mayor's election in 1850; inauguration of the railway line along the Danube in 1909; refurbishing of the baroque tower of the monastery and painting it in its original blue colour. | WIKI |
| The villages of Oberloiben, Unterloiben and Rothenhof, located to the east of Dxc3xbcrnstein on the road to Krems, are now under the jurisdiction of the town. | WIKI |
| Artstetten-Pxc3xb6bring is a small town in the Melk district most known for Artstetten Castle, which is noted for its many onion-shaped domes. | WIKI |
| [22] Krems has a long history as the hub of the Wachau wine trade,[23] while the town of Dxc3xbcrnstein is also known for being one of the Wachau wine centres. | WIKI |
| It is located above the town of Melk on a granite rocky outcrop at an elevation of 228 metres (748xc2xa0ft) overlooking the river Danube in Lower Austria, adjoining the Wachau valley, about 40xc2xa0km upstream of Krems. | WIKI |
| Its culturally rich Mannerist gardens have wide range of roses, ornamental trees and bushes and herbs planted in the gardens in the town, as also two Renaissance apple orchards. | WIKI |
| The development of the settlements with their homogeneous character becomes evident in the town structures, both in the fabric and arrangement of the houses on mostly irregular lots and in the street patterns, which have remained practically unchanged since the late Middle Ages. | UNESCO |
| Some town centres have been somewhat extended on their outer fringes by the construction of small residential buildings, mostly from 1950 onwards. | UNESCO |
| Many 18th-century buildings such as taverns or inns, stations for changing draught horses, boat operators' and toll houses, mills, smithies, or salt storehouses, frequently dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries, still serve trade and craft purposes and are partly integrated in the town structure. | UNESCO |