Spitz, Austria

Spitz, Austria

Infobox Town AT
name=Spitz
name_local=
image_coa =


state = Lower Austria
regbzk =
district = Krems-Land
population =1759
population_as_of = 2001
population_ref =
pop_dens =
area = 23.83
elevation = 223
lat_deg=48
lat_min=21
lat_hem=N
lon_deg=15
lon_min=25
lon_hem=E
postal_code = 3620
area_code =02713
mayor = Hannes Hirtzberger
website = [http://www.spitz-wachau.at www.spitz-wachau.at]

Spitz an der Donau is a market town in the district of Krems-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria, further down from Willendorf on the left bank of the Danube. Occupied since Celtic times, it was first mentioned in 830. A hill "Tausendeimerberg" (the "Hill of a Thousand Buckets") is so named because of the many grapes that grow there, for the Wachau valley, for which Spitz is in, is famous for them. The Late Gothic church to St. Maurice is famous for its "Apostles" (1380) and an altarpiece by Kremser Schmidt. To the south of Spitz is the famous fortress of Hinterhaus.

Recently, Spitz has been in the news because of the poisoning of the mayor Dr. Hannes Hirtzberger.

External links

* http://www.planetware.com/austria/spitz-a-n-spitz.htm


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