13 Sights in Krems an der Donau, Austria (with Map and Images)

The Kunsthalle Krems-Stein in Stein an der Donau is an international exhibition house in Lower Austria, which was built from 1992 to 1995 according to the plans of the architect Adolf Krischanitz in the former tobacco factory of the Tabakregie in the Stein district. From June 2016 to July 2017, the Kunsthalle was temporarily closed, as it was completely renovated at a cost of 3.5 million euros and reopened on 1 July 2017. Among other things, the Minorite Church served as alternative quarters.

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The Caricature Museum Krems is the only Austrian museum for satirical art and is primarily dedicated to political caricature, humorous drawing, comics and illustrations. It is located in Krems-Stein (Lower Austria) - in the middle of the Kunstmeile Krems - in the immediate vicinity of the Kunsthalle Krems and the Landesgalerie Niederösterreich. Gottfried Gusenbauer has been director of the Caricature Museum Krems since 2012.

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The Landesgalerie Niederösterreich is an art institution of the province of Lower Austria in Krems-Stein. It is located in the Kunstmeile Krems, in the immediate vicinity of the Kunsthalle Krems, the Caricature Museum Krems, the Forum Frohner and the Steiner Minoritenkirche.

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The Bundesgymnasium and Bundesrealgymnasium Krems, the former Piaristengymnasium Krems, is a traditional general secondary school in Krems on the Danube, specialising in humanistic, scientific and linguistic education. The historic wing of the building is a listed building.

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The Piarist Church in Krems on the Danube, also known as the Frauenberg Church in Krems, is the oldest church in the city. The Roman Catholic church was possibly dedicated to St. Stephen, the patron saint of the diocese of Passau.

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In the 19th century, the old convent church of the Stein prison was the church of the Redemptorist convent in Stein an der Donau. It was built in the course of the monastery construction from 1839 to 1843.

Wikipedia: Alte Klosterkirche der Justizanstalt Stein (DE)

The Donauwarte is located on the 450-metre-high Braunsdorfer Berg in the Egelsee district in the statutory town of Krems an der Donau in Lower Austria. The lookout tower is located on the Lower Austrian Mariazell Trail and on the Great Tullnerfeld Circular Hiking Trail and is a listed building.

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Die Bürgerspitalkirche von Krems an der Donau ist eine römisch-katholische Kirche und liegt an der Oberen Landstraße direkt im Zentrum der Stadt. Sie ist dem Heiligen Jakobus den Jüngeren, dem Sohn des Alphäus und dem Heiligen Philippus geweiht.

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The Powder Tower in Krems on the Danube is a massive round tower that forms the northeast corner of the former city fortifications and thus towers over the city situation when approaching the city from the east. Because of its characteristic location, it could be described as the second landmark of Krems. As part of the city wall, it dates from the end of the 15th century (1477), but it was originally flat-roofed and served as a battery tower.

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The Frauenbergkirche Mariae Himmelfahrt in Stein an der Donau, a district of Krems an der Donau, is a former church and since the mid-1960s a memorial to the fallen of both world wars. It was built in the 14th century on a rock terrace above the parish church of St. Nicholas and is connected to it by the steep Frauenbergstiege. The tower, popularly known as Alter Michl, characterises the townscape of Stein.

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The Dominican Church Krems is a former Dominican monastery church with the patronage of Peter and Paul in the city of Krems an der Donau in Lower Austria. Since 2011/2012, the church has been used by the State Gallery for Contemporary Art for temporary exhibitions in the summer. The former church and the former monastery are listed as historical monuments.

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Steiner Tor is a preserved gate, originally built in the late 15th century but refashioned in the Baroque style in the city of Krems an der Donau, in the Wachau valley of Austria. It is considered the symbol of the city. Until the last third of the 19th century, the city of Krems was surrounded by a wall. This was systematically razed, and three gates were also removed. From 2005, celebrating the 700-year anniversary of the city rights, the Steiner Tor was restored as much to its original as possible.

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The parish church of Stein an der Donau is located in Stein an der Donau on an extension of the Steiner Landstraße at the entrance to the Frauenberg Church in the municipality of Krems an der Donau in Lower Austria. The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Nicholas belongs to the deanery of Krems in the diocese of St. Pölten. The church is a listed building.

Wikipedia: Pfarrkirche Stein an der Donau (DE)