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Dürnstein Old Town

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Dürnstein Old Town

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Location: Rossatz-Arnsdorf, Bezirk Krems, Waldviertel, Lower Austria, Austria

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2. World Heritage Trail Wachau: Stage from Krems to Dürnstein

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3. View of Dürnstein Castle Ruins – View of Weißenkirchen loop from Dürnstein-Oberloiben

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Tim S.

July 2, 2024

From Dürnstein-Oberloiben, the bus leaves every hour for Krems or Melk. Dürnstein, a picturesque town in the Wachau, is rich in history and charm. Founded in the 11th century by the Kuenringers, Dürnstein achieved considerable prosperity and expansion in the 13th and 14th centuries thanks to the ransom for the captured English King Richard the Lionheart. Today, the town captivates with its impressive Dürnstein ruins, which tower high above the Danube, as well as its historic alleys and traditional wine taverns, which invite you to linger.

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Paul

December 14, 2023

Dürnstein History

During the 11th century, the Kuenringers came to Austria from the Bavarian-Saxon region and received large areas around Eggenburg and Gobelsburg as imperial fiefs.

In the service of the Austrian Babenberg sovereign, they acquired a large part of the Waldviertel. The Tegernsee monastery in Bavaria appointed them as bailiffs over the monastery's properties in the Wachau.

Asso von Kuenring acquired the area around today's Dürnstein, and his grandson Hadmar I fortified the rock above the Danube for the first time.

In 1192/93, the English King Richard I the Lionheart was imprisoned in the Kuenringer castle on behalf of the Babenberger Leopold V. A share of Richard's ransom, which went to the Kuenringers, enabled the castle and town of Dürnstein to be expanded and flourished in the 13th and 14th centuries.

In the division of inheritance between the Kuenringer brothers Leuthold III and Johann I in 1347, the new town was referred to as a town for the first time. In this year, Dürnstein was probably granted town rights by Johann I, and the residents are referred to as citizens.

The town of Dürnstein was not awarded its coat of arms until 1476 by Emperor Friedrich III.

Text / Source: Dürnstein Municipality, 3601 Dürnstein, No. 25

duernstein.at/ueber-duernstein/geschichte

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Rainer 🐕🐾

November 23, 2017

The Donauuferbahn was built in 1909. In their construction, emphasis was placed on landscape conservation and brought in for this purpose, the painter and monument keeper Rudolf Matthias Pichler. Protected above all is the 34-kilometer route between Krems and Emmersdorf, which is part of the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Wachau.

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Location: Rossatz-Arnsdorf, Bezirk Krems, Waldviertel, Lower Austria, Austria

Dürnstein Old Town

1. Vogelbergsteig and Dürnstein castle ruins tour

2. World Heritage Trail Wachau: Stage from Krems to Dürnstein

3. View of Dürnstein Castle Ruins – View of Weißenkirchen loop from Dürnstein-Oberloiben

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