- Spitz, Austria
Infobox Town AT
name=Spitz
name_local=
image_coa =
state =Lower Austria
regbzk =
district =Krems-Land
population =1759
population_as_of = 2001
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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 theAustria n state ofLower Austria , further down from Willendorf on the left bank of theDanube . 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 theWachau valley, for which Spitz is in, is famous for them. The Late Gothic church toSt. 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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