Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Krems an der Donau, Austria

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Number of sights 13 sights
Distance 6 km
Ascend 72 m
Descend 87 m

Explore Krems an der Donau in Austria with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Krems an der Donau

Sight 1: Frauenbergkirche

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FrauenbergkircheCha già José from Vienna, Austria / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Frauenberg Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary 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, characterizes the townscape of Stein.

Wikipedia: Frauenbergkirche (Stein) (DE)

116 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Pfarrkirche hl. Nikolaus

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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 Frauenbergkirche 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)

312 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Klangraum Krems Minoritenkirche

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The Minorite Church in Stein an der Donau, a district of the Lower Austrian city of Krems, is a profaned monastery church of the Minorites and is used, among others, by "Klangraum Krems".

Wikipedia: Minoritenkirche (Stein an der Donau) (DE), Website

297 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Landesgalerie Niederösterreich

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Landesgalerie Niederösterreich Kunstmeile Krems / CC BY-SA 2.0

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.

Wikipedia: Landesgalerie Niederösterreich (DE), Website

176 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Karikaturmuseum

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The Caricature Museum Krems is the only Austrian museum for satirical art and is mainly dedicated to political caricature, humorous drawing, comics and illustration. It is located in Krems-Stein (Lower Austria) - in the middle of the Krems Art Mile - in the immediate vicinity of the Kunsthalle Krems and the Landesgalerie Niederösterreich.

Wikipedia: Karikaturmuseum Krems (DE), Website

229 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Kunsthalle Krems

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The Kunsthalle Krems-Stein in Stein an der Donau is an international exhibition venue 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 district of Stein. 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 accommodation.

Wikipedia: Kunsthalle Krems (DE), Website

117 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Alte Klosterkirche der Justizanstalt Stein

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Die alte Klosterkirche der Justizanstalt Stein war im 19. Jahrhundert die Kirche des in Stein an der Donau bestehenden Klosters der Redemptoristinnen. Sie wurde im Zuge des Klosterbaues von 1839 bis 1843 errichtet.

Wikipedia: Alte Klosterkirche der Justizanstalt Stein (DE)

723 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 8: Evangelische Pfarrkirche

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The Church of the Saviour is a Protestant church building in Krems an der Donau, Germany. Built in 1912 and consecrated in 1913, it is an early work of the architect Otto Bartning.

Wikipedia: Heilandskirche (Krems) (DE)

905 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 9: Pfarrkirche St. Veit

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The parish church of St. Veit in the town of Krems an der Donau is a Roman Catholic church. It is also called the Cathedral of Wachau.

Wikipedia: Pfarrkirche St. Veit (Krems) (DE)

164 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Gozzoburg

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Gozzoburg

The Gozzoburg is a town castle in Krems an der Donau in Lower Austria, Austria.

Wikipedia: Gozzoburg (DE)

195 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: BG/BRG Piaristengasse Krems

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The Bundesgymnasium und Bundesrealgymnasium Krems, the former Piarist Gymnasium Krems, is a traditional general secondary school in Krems an der Donau, specializing in humanistic, scientific and linguistic education. The historic wing of the building is a listed building.

Wikipedia: Bundesgymnasium und Bundesrealgymnasium Krems (DE), Website

1469 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 12: Pfarrkirche St. Paul

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Pfarrkirche St. Paul Jürgen Übl / CC BY 2.0 at

The parish church of St. Paul is the Roman Catholic church in the Mitterau district of Krems an der Donau.

Wikipedia: St. Paul (Krems an der Donau) (DE), Website

1341 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 13: Jüdischer Friedhof Krems

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Jüdischer Friedhof Krems

When it was built in 1880/81, the Jewish Cemetery Krems in Krems an der Donau became the main burial place of the Jewish Community of Krems. The cemetery is a listed building.

Wikipedia: Jüdischer Friedhof Krems (DE)

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