Dürnstein

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Borough Dürnstein
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Lower Austria
Political District :	Krems-Land
License plate :	KR
Surface:	16.71 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 24 '  N , 15 ° 31'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 23 '44 "  N , 15 ° 31' 13"  E
Height :	209  m above sea level A.
Residents :	840 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	50 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	3601
Area code :	02711
Community code :	3 13 04
Address of the municipal administration:	Dürnstein 25 3601 Dürnstein
Website:	www.duernstein.at
politics
mayor	Johann Riesenhuber ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : ( 2020 ) (15 members)	10 3 2 10 3 2  A total of 15 seats ÖVP : 10 SPÖ : 3 FPÖ : 2
Location of Dürnstein in the Krems-Land district
View of Dürnstein from the Vogelbergsteig (northwest view)
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Center of Dürnstein, near the town hall (municipal office)

Play media file

Small tour in Dürnstein (video 2008)

Southwest view of the center of Dürnstein

Dürnstein in winter

Ruin Dürnstein

Southern city wall of Dürnstein

Kellerschlössl Dürnstein from the Wachau domain

Dürnstein on the reverse of the 100 Schilling banknote (1954)

Dürnstein is a town with 840 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Krems-Land district in Lower Austria .

In connection with the scenic and architectural beauty of the Wachau , the place has become one of the most famous tourist destinations in Austria .

geography

Geographical location

Dürnstein is located on the Danube in the Wachau , which separates the Waldviertel from the Dunkelsteinerwald . The area of ​​the municipality covers 16.81 square kilometers. 59.61 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

The municipality includes the following five localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

• Durnstein (309)
• Dürnsteiner Waldhütten (48) including Heudürr and Schildbachgraben
• Oberloiben (166)
• Rothenhof (6)
• Unterloiben (311)

The community consists of the cadastral communities Dürnstein, Oberloiben and Unterloiben .

Incorporations

In 1968 the municipalities of Oberloiben and Unterloiben were merged and in 1971 the municipality of Loiben to Dürnstein was merged.

Neighboring communities

Weinzierl	Senftenberg
Weißenkirchen		Krems
Rossatz-Arnsdorf		Mautern

history

On November 20, 860, King Ludwig the Germans made a large donation of land to the Archbishopric of Salzburg in the Danube Valley, Carantania and Pannonia. As a result, the place Loiben , which belongs to the Dürnstein municipality, was first mentioned in a document. The later canonized King Heinrich II. , Emperor from 1014, gave the Tegernsee Monastery two hubs near Liupna (Loiben) between Watstein and Holinstein in the march of the Babenbergers Heinrich I in 1002 , which increased the territorial area of ​​Loiben accordingly. This donation was confirmed in 1019. In 1050 Azzo von Kuenring became the first Vogt of the Tegernsee Monastery. With the death of Leuthold III. von Kuenring on August 4, 1355, the Kuenring-Dürnstein line became extinct in the male line. The rule of Dürnstein came to the lords of Maissau, then to Duke Albrecht , then to Ulrich v. Eitzing L and 1609 to the Lords of Zelking . After it died out, the Zinzendorfer inherited the new castle, who sold it in 1663 to the Starhemberg family , who owned it until 1936.

In the middle of the 12th century, Dürnstein Castle was built by the Kuenringers. A historical involuntary guest was Richard the Lionheart , who was held captive at Dürnstein Castle from December 21, 1192 to February 4, 1193. This is the first mention of the place name Dürnstein. It can no longer be determined whether the king was imprisoned in Dürnstein Castle , in the valley or in a neighboring castle that no longer exists. On September 1, 1347 the city of Dürnstein was first mentioned and in 1476 the place received from Emperor Friedrich III. the right to use the view of the city as a coat of arms. In 1410 the Augustinian Canons' Monastery was founded in Dürnstein . In 1477 and 1485 Dürnstein was conquered twice by the Hungarians under Matthias Corvinus . In 1551 a fire ravaged the whole city. In 1645 Dürnstein Castle was blown up by the Swedes under General Torstenson on September 13, 1683, when Emperor Leopold I in Dürnstein received news of the liberation of Vienna from the Turks through the young Count Auersperg . In 1788, the Dürnstein Monastery was abolished by Emperor Josef II and incorporated into the Herzogenburg Augustinian Canon Monastery . As a result of secularization , Loiben became state rule in 1803, which ended the rule of the Tegernsee monastery . On November 11, 1805, the battle of Loiben-Dürnstein occurred, which ended on the same day and involved the place in the Napoleonic Wars . In 1811 Loiben was auctioned to Count Alois Geniceo for 158,400 guilders. In 1902, the opening of the steamship station on the Danube brought an economic upswing for the town. As a result, the construction of a high spring water pipeline in Dürnstein began in 1906 and in 1909 with the construction of the Wachauerbahn in 1925 there was a major fire in Dürnstein. On October 19, 1958, the Wachau-Donauuferstraße was opened between Krems and Emmersdorf . 1994 Dürnstein was giving the European Diploma and 2000 the city was together with the Wachau to UNESCO - World Heritage appointed.

Population development

According to Statistics Austria, Dürnstein shows the following population development:

Since both the birth balance and the migration balance have been negative since 1981 , the population is falling sharply.

Culture and sights

See also : List of listed objects in Dürnstein  and List of cellar lanes in Dürnstein

In Dürnstein

• Ruin Dürnstein
• Dürnstein Abbey : with its impressive blue tower, it is a landmark of the Wachau. The former Augustinian canons can be visited with the permanent exhibition "Discovery of the Valuable".
• Kunigunden Church: The church was first mentioned in 1289; only the tower remains of this.
• Karner: from the 13th century, consecrated to St. Michael
• town hall
• Former Clarissa Church: donated in 1289
• Dürnstein Castle
• Kellerschlössl Dürnstein in the Wachau domain
• Starhembergwarte
• Weiglwarte

In Loiben

• Parish Church of St. Quirin
• Battle memorial

music

• Wachauer Trachtengruppe Dürnstein (music band, mixed choir)

Sports

• Ice stock sport club Dürnstein / Wachau
• Dürnstein volunteer fire department
• Kuenringer active
• Dürnstein tennis club
• Dürnstein volleyball club
• Wachau water sport ( rowing )
• Inlinehockeyclub Dürnstein (IHC)

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Land transport

Dürnstein is located on the Donauuferbahn and, together with Oberloiben, has a train station east of the village.

Shipping

Dürnstein is the central point of Danube shipping in the Wachau.

The motor ferry to Rossatz crosses the Danube in Dürnstein . It is only approved for pedestrians and cyclists and only runs in the summer season.

Established businesses

The Wachau wine and thus the wine taverns and tourism play an important economic role. The most famous Austrian winery, the Wachau domain , has its cellars outside the city walls of Dürnstein.

In 2001 there were 53 non-agricultural workplaces, agricultural and forestry operations 127 according to the 1999 survey. According to the 2001 census, the number of people in work in the place of residence was 428. In 2001, the activity rate was 47.47 percent.

Public facilities

The Kuenringerbad is a bathing facility with a swimming pond (with a non-swimmer area), a sunbathing area and various sporting areas.

politics

Municipal council

In the city council , there are a total of 15 seats after the municipal elections of 25 January 2015 the following distribution of seats: List ÖVP 8, SPÖ 4, FP 3, others no seats.

mayor

• until 2018: Johann Schmidl (ÖVP)
• since January 9, 2019: Johann Riesenhuber (ÖVP)

Roman Tiefenbacher is the head of the office.

Town twinning

• Tegernsee , Upper Bavaria

Personalities

People with a relationship to the city

• Blondel de Nesle (around 1155/60 - after 1200), one of the earliest trouvères in northern France; after the Blondelsage he found Richard the Lionheart imprisoned at Dürnstein Castle
• Hadmar I. von Kuenring († May 27, 1138), Austrian ministerial nobleman, founded Dürnstein Castle
• Hadmar II von Kuenring (1140–1218), Austrian ministerial nobleman, in 1192 he held Richard the Lionheart, King of England, imprisoned at Dürnstein Castle
• Richard the Lionheart (1157–1199), King of England from 1189 to 1199; Trapped in Dürnstein Castle in 1192 . Today it is no longer certain whether Richard the Lionheart was imprisoned up on the castle in what is now the ruins of Dürnstein, in the valley or in a neighboring castle that no longer exists today
• Hans Ranzoni the Elder (1868–1956), Austrian painter, lived in Dürnstein from 1944
• Johann Heinrich Freiherr von Schmitt (1744–1805), Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal and Chief of the Quartermaster General (General Staff), one of the commanders of the Battle of Dürnstein , in which he was killed
• Hieronymus Üblbacher (1674–1740), as provost of the Dürnstein monastery, he was responsible for making the house baroque.
• Barbara Schwarz , former Lower Austrian Provincial Councilor and Mayor of Dürnstein
• Emil Strecker (1841–1925), German painter, lived in Dürnstein
• Maximilian Suppantschitsch (1865–1953), Austrian painter, lived in Dürnstein from 1944
• Carl Vaugoin (1873–1949), Austrian Christian social politician, spent the last months of his life in Dürnstein Abbey

Others

Dürnstein is depicted on the reverse of the 100 schilling banknote from 1954. On October 9, 2009, a 10 euro collector's coin was issued by the Austrian Mint with the motif: “Richard the Lionheart in Dürnstein” from the “Sages and Legends in Austria” series.

See also

• Blondelsage

literature

• Franz Eppel: The Wachau. Nibelungengau and Strudengau. Your works of art, historical forms of life and settlement . Salzburg 1975, ISBN 3-900173-02-8 .
• Rupert Feuchtmüller , Municipality of Dürnstein (Ed.): Dürnstein. History and art. Catalog of the exhibition Dürnstein Abbey. May 22nd to November 1st, 1976 . Publishing house Faber, Krems 1976, DNB 800722868 .
• Irmgard Ameseder, Anton Bodenstein, Gerhard Tribl: 1000 years of Loiben. 1002-2002. Considerations . City of Dürnstein, 2002, DNB 976951681 .
• Gottfried Hofmann: Dürnstein. Art and history. Faber, Krems 1952, DNB 573813000 .

Web links

Commons : Dürnstein  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikisource: Dürnstein in the Topographia Austriacarum (Mathäus Merian)  - sources and full texts

• Official website of the city of Dürnstein
• Entry on Dürnstein in the database of the state's memory for the history of the state of Lower Austria ( Museum Niederösterreich )
• 31304 - Dürnstein. Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o} Homepage of the city of Dürnstein . Retrieved April 30, 2017.
3. ↑ ^{a b} entry: Unterloiben in memory of the country . Retrieved April 30, 2017.
4. ^ Hofmann: Dürnstein.
5. ↑ ^{a b} Kleindel: Austria. Numbers, data, facts. Special edition A&M 2004, ISBN 3-902397-49-7 .
6. ↑ Did you know? February 4, 1194 on the website of the Lower Austria Museum . Retrieved April 30, 2017.
7. ↑ ^{a b} Ameseder and others: 1000 years of Loiben.
8. ↑ Population development from Statistics Austria (PDF; 35 kB)
9. ^ Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Dürnstein, population development. (PDF) Retrieved April 6, 2019 . 
10. ↑ Danube ferries Wachau.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) wachauerbahn.at (pdf)
11. ^ Election results for the 2015 municipal council elections in Dürnstein. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on March 4, 2019 . 
12. ^ NÖN: Change of mayor: Dürnstein: Schmidl resigns . Article from December 28, 2018, accessed on January 11, 2019.
13. ↑ Johann Riesenhuber (ÖVP) new mayor . Article from January 10, 2019, accessed on January 11, 2019.
14. ^ Official Journal of the Wiener Zeitung from August 25, 2009.