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Steiner Gate

Steiner Gate

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Steiner Gate

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Location: Lower Austria, Austria

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1. View of Krems – Obere Landstraße, Krems loop from Krems Campus-Kunstmeile

6.08km

01:47

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2. Steiner Tor – Obere Landstraße, Krems loop from Krems a. d. Donau

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3. Steiner Tor – Krems an der Donau loop from Mautern an der Donau

6.95km

01:47

30m

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Paul

August 31, 2024

Steiner Gate "Landmark of Krems"
The Steiner Gate is the landmark of Krems and the only one of the four former city gates that has been preserved. The main tower from the late 15th century has a series of inscriptions on the outside, including the motto AEIOU (All earth is subject to Austria) in memory of Frederick III. Three coats of arms from 1756 adorn the city entrance, on the left the one awarded by Emperor Frederick III and still valid today, which shows the crowned double-headed eagle on a black background, on the right the coat of arms of Ladislaus Posthumus, in the middle the coat of arms of Maria Theresa.
The installation in the base area by Leo Zogmeyer contains metal cubes with proclamations that remind us of the persecution and extermination of Jewish citizens in Krems after 1938. Outside the Steiner Gate, the area was originally at risk from flooding from the Danube. The demolition of the city walls, which also provided flood protection, was only made possible by the regulation of the river in the 19th century and ultimately by the extensive dam construction south of the old town of Krems as an accompanying measure for the construction of the Wachau railway at the beginning of the 20th century. A memorial stone attached to the inner side of the Steinertor commemorates a flood disaster when an ice shovel flooded the country road in 1573.

Behind the Steinertor begins the Obere Landstraße, the pedestrian zone of Krems, which together with the Untere Landstraße has formed the main axis of the old town of Krems since the Middle Ages and leads to the Wiener Brücke with a length of around 700 m.

Text / Source: Stadt Krems Info

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Jacqueline K

August 10, 2024

When it is illuminated in the evening - beautiful.

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Matthias😎

October 2, 2025

City of Krems

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1. View of Krems – Obere Landstraße, Krems loop from Krems Campus-Kunstmeile

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