Krems an der Donau

Krems an der Donau
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Krems an der Donau is located in Lower Austria
Krems an der Donau
Krems an der Donau
Location within Lower Austria
Krems an der Donau is located in Austria
Krems an der Donau
Krems an der Donau
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°25′N 15°37′E / 48.417°N 15.617°E / 48.417; 15.617
Country Austria
StateLower Austria
DistrictStatutory city
Town rights1305
Government
 • MayorReinhard Resch (SPÖ)
Area
 • Statutory city51.66 km2 (19.95 sq mi)
Elevation
203 m (666 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Statutory city24,610
 • Density465/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 • Urban
c. 50,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3500, 3506 (Krems-Süd)
Area code02732, 02739 (Krems-Süd)
License plateKS
Websitewww.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.

  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.