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Krems an der Donau | |
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Coordinates: 48°25′N 15°37′E / 48.417°N 15.617°E | |
Country | Austria |
State | Lower Austria |
District | Statutory city |
Town rights | 1305 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Reinhard Resch (SPÖ) |
Area | |
• Statutory city | 51.66 km2 (19.95 sq mi) |
Elevation | 203 m (666 ft) |
Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Statutory city | 24,610 |
• Density | 465/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
• Urban | c. 50,000 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 3500, 3506 (Krems-Süd) |
Area code | 02732, 02739 (Krems-Süd) |
License plate | KS |
Website | www.krems.at |
Krems an der Donau (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɛms ʔan deːɐ̯ ˈdoːnaʊ̯], lit. 'Krems on the Danube') is a town with 25,271 inhabitants end 2022 in Austria, in the federal state of Lower Austria. It is the fifth-largest city of Lower Austria and is approximately 70 kilometres (43 miles) west of Vienna. Krems is a city with its own statute (or Statutarstadt), and therefore it is both a municipality and a district.